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Her ears say she's not sure about things and may take a while to really open up to you. How's she doing so far?
Do you know anything about her past?

Not much other than she's been moved around a lot before we adopted her. The Oregon Humane Society didn't have a lot of information to give me. They received her from another shelter and was told she was with a foster family for awhile. There's evidence that she's had puppies pretty recently; that may be why she was being fostered.

She's pretty needy right now and wants constant reassurance. Yesterday was the first day that she felt confident enough to go eat on her own. Before that she'd take only two or three nibbles of her food while constantly looking up to make sure we weren't going anywhere. She follows basic commands very well and is fine being handled. She does so-so on leash but that may be due to the excitement of a new environment after shelter life. She's picking things up pretty quickly though and enjoys the walks so much that she shakes her tail so hard that the rest of her rump follows. She doesn't bark at all - just quiet vocalizations low in her throat, but not a growl, when she's very excited - which makes me wonder if at some point someone used a shock collar on her. She puts her paw in my lap and looks at me expectantly. I haven't figured out yet what she wants when she does that but it means something to her because she looks disappointed that I'm not responding. Any ideas?

She tries so hard to get our approval. I think maybe she's afraid we'll send her back or something. I hope that as she learns our ways and we hers that she will have more confidence.