It's a dog's life.

Cheesy title right..? well meet our four legged friend who most certainly DOES have a dog's life.

Cinderella aka Cindy aka Funf aka Little-Girl aka Mrs Lick was first spotted on the P.A.W.S. Tinley Park website when we finally granted permission to have a non-caged pet by our landlords. She was rehomed with a handsome chap called Prince Charming but he wasnt good with kids so we couldnt adopt him too.

We decided to visit PAWS which is less than 5 minutes away from our house. Little did we know that less than an hour later Cindy would be in our kitchen, making herself at home. PAWS told us Cindy is a Boxer x Australian Cattle Dog which was actually lie number 1, as shes clearly part pitbull. Lie number 2 was that she loves people and other dogs. Well, she most certainly loves people but is clearly so dangerous around other dogs that she is now enrolled in the BarkBusters program at an astonishing $700. If we had been told the truth I probably wouldn't have adopted her. Well played PAWS.

Through the power of Facebook I eventually found out that Cindy was awarded to the courts after being taken from the home of someone dealing guns and drugs. She was then collected by the Safe Humane Chicago Society who choose only a few dogs each week to help rehome, then onto PAWS at Tinley. She is covered in scars and has a few pieces of her ears missing, clearly from fighting. She also has some degree of facial paralysis on her left hand side and has trouble closing her left eye. When we first brought her home she didnt understand our British accent because she would sit and listen with her head on one side. After a while she stopped doing it. :)


Funf's day consists of 2 things. Eating and sleeping. She was never taught how to chase and fetch a ball and doesnt know how to play. She can barely hold things in her mouth and this makes things a little frustrating for my girls who would love to play with her. Instead shes a 75lb LAP-dog who eats breakfast and rests all day so she has enough energy for her evening meal!