Darby is a 5 1/2 year old, cropped/docked, black and rust female Doberman.  She came to DRRI from a shelter in WV where she ended up because her elderly owner passed away. 

Darby came to DDRI severely overweight.  We immediately had her checked for Hyperthyroidism, which was confirmed by her blood tests.  She began taking her meds and we put her on a diet.

Darby has about the most laid back, easy going temperament you can find in a Doberman.  She is a very "go with the flow" kind of girl.  Not much (actually we didn't see anything) bothers Darby.  She is such a good girl! 

We had an adoptive home interested in Darby, but they were four hours away in Dover, PA.  It took a few weeks of waiting out the weather to be able to take Darby and do a home visit. 

Finally we made it to Dover and it was obvious this is where Miss Darby was supposed to be.  She is now the "Queen of the Couch" at her new home in Dover with her new mom, dad and three other canine siblings.  One of her new canine siblings is a recently adopted Rottie mix named Autumn.  Autumn was probably neglected and lacks self-esteem.  Since Darby has no confidence issues what-so-ever, we think they will become very good friends and Autumn will be able to gain confidence from Darby and her other two canine companions.

Darby has settled in nicely and we look forward to many happy stories about Darby's new life.

Thank you Kay and Donald!