Maybe she outgrew it, but I like to think that it also was because she calmed down and was happier. Maybe if I hadn't been there when someone brought in the puppy she found in a dumpster, maybe I would have thought this adorable puppy would go to Denver, as do most northern New Mexico puppies, where she would find a wonderful home and live happily ever after. Nizhoni's life was complete. And although Bro and Pecos like Belle even less than Nizhoni, at least she serves the purpose of keeping Nizhoni occupied. Belle is adorable, but she chews, digs and does other things puppies do.
Someone adopts a beautiful puppy, puts it in the yard and does nothing for a year.
So, off he goes to the shelter where he will have very little chance at a good home. Now he has to compete with the puppies for a place in a home. With Pecos I learned about crate training, what a good thing it is. Nizhoni accepted it, but Belle cried and howled. I felt that no puppy who has spent time in a dumpster needs to be locked up in anything.