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She’s beautiful! Have her scanned and if there’s no chip, congrats on your new girl. 
Palo, do you live in a subdivision or anything that has a designated lost pet person? I folks found what was obviously a lap dog in theirs (this was years ago, probably more emailly now), but they were on the way to the airport. My mom grabbed it (in a nice way) and left it at my folks house and called the woman with the description and my number.
So the family called the person that was the middle person and it was their dog. Actually the little dog of the 9 yo boy when I took it to them. I don’t think the dog was chipped, not every pet is.
But happy ending! Except it broke my dad’s heart, he was hoping that no one would call and he could keep it. (Nothing as cute as a big guy that loves a small dog!)
Update:
The dog has no chip, and no one has responded to our notifications at the pound, Humane Society, or Craigslist.
We have found her very responsive to training about chasing cats and reacting to other dogs on walks. She still growls at other dogs, but is about 80% better than when we first got her, so I think we can get her over that. She sleeps on a big pile of stuffed animals in my daughter’s room, and we have an appointment to get her spayed and get her shots on Wednesday.
In short, her name is Cricket and we’re keeping her.
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Yay! Kudos to your family for taking her in.
Sounds like she’s trying hard to be a good doggie, too!
Awwwwwww! Did you hear high-pitched squeeing? That was me.
Excellent. I strongly recommend reward-based training, and mildly recommend use of a clicker, at least at first, to get the habits ingrained.
Depending on the reason for the growling at / reactivity to other dogs, you may have to manage her for some time to be safe. I recommend a leash at all times outside fenced areas, not letting her go around corners you can’t see around (to prevent point-blank surprise encounters with another dog) and maybe keeping her in another room when you’re not home to monitor her interactions with your other dog. It’s not much trouble for them each to nap in their own room while you’re not home, and as time goes by you can re-evaluate the necessity.
Good call! She’s a cutie and you’re a stand-up person for rescuing!
Yay!! If she gets to be a hoss like she looks like she might be or still pulls a bunch on the leash with other dogs despite training, you might try a Gentle Leader type collar. It worked wonderfully for me to start properly training my monster.