04/19/2025
MEET SUGAR!
Sugar (racing name XM Sugar Lips) is just as sweet as her name. This two-year-old, 72-pound beauty is even good with cats!
She does have one quirk, though, and it is the reason why she was reluctantly returned to us after being in a home for several months. We agreed it was the best move for Sugar.
Sugar has what might be described as a hypersensitivity to noises. Sure, many dogs don't like the sound of electrical storms, or gunshots, or a car backfiring. But Sugar's sensitivity exceeds that. For example (and as was the case in her last home), she would refuse to go out into her fenced yard, even accompanied by her adopter and her Greyhound 'sister', if the 4 boys next door were shooting hoops in their driveway. If she heard a car revving its engine a block away, same thing: the fear factor kicked in.
None of this is to say she needs to be in a hermetically-sealed environment. In fact, she is back in her original foster home and can withstand what she considers normal neighborhood noises. But anything too loud and too close is a dealbreaker for Sugar.
In other words, if you practice the drums in your house, or like to crank up the music, well, fugetaboutit.
If, however, there is an adult or two in your home, maybe a couple of cats (as she lived with in her previous home), another Greyhound, and a fenced yard, let's talk! Under the right circumstances, Sugar is a happy, affectionate, and sugar-sweet girl.