Yampa - is a loving female yellow lab who lived her life on a chain, no trees for shade and a dog house that flooded when it rained.  Her world was a circle of dirt.  The owner overcompensated with food so Yampa has been on the "Where's the rest of my food??" diet and has already lost about ten pounds.  You would think with this kind of life, Yampa would be an introvert but she's quite the opposite.  She loves people and finds pure joy in running in the back yard playing keep away with other dogs.  She absolutely LOVES to have her belly rubbed and will gladly make it an easy thing for you to do by rolling over almost immediately.  Yampa learned crate training at her foster's home in Kansas and now actually enjoys sleeping in her kennel.  She comes when called, knows sit and has not had any accidents in the house.  She is settling down but is still very excited about  exploring the world outside of her bare ground chain circle.  She is working on not jumping (just tell her to sit and she stops ad sits) and digging for mice is an obsession to her.  She will need calmness and patience as she adapts to the wonderful world of having a family who shows her affection.