Monday, February 27, 2006
On Sunday morning, I had to go to the garage to get something out of the car and before I even realized it Benjamin, Henry & Luna had snuck into the car and were camped out in the front seat.
I told them that we weren’t going for a car ride, but they weren’t taking no for an answer. They were persistent and wouldn’t leave the car until I brought out the treats and I promised them that after breakfast we would go for a ride to the park.
So despite the fact that it was a very windy day, after breakfast we drove the long way to the park so the boys and little Luna could have some extra time in the car and we took a nice long walk at the park.
They twisted my arm, but we had fun!
Sunday, February 19, 2006
It seems that Luna is a bit of a messy eater. Whenever we put her food bowl down she goes straight to work eating and flicking bits of turkey everywhere. After she cleans the bowl she then runs around the kitchen getting all of the scraps that she flung across the room. After almost every meal, she ends up with a little yogurt on her chin. It’s a good thing that she has brothers. One of them always licks the yogurt off her chin for her.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Since we have a new addition to the family, there have been some warm wishes coming our way. A couple of people have sent cards and Luna’s aunt even sent her a darling little “DIVA” t-shirt in pink tie-dye. She is very wiggly when she has it on but we will try to take her photo with her wearing it once she has calmed down a bit. Thanks everyone for the good tidings!
Sunday, February 5, 2006
Because of Luna’s skin condition she needs to be bathed frequently with a special shampoo. This is her first bath since we adopted her and she handled it very well. She didn’t seem to enjoy it as much as Henry does, but she did much better than Benjamin usually does.
The bathrobe that we got her is a little bit too big, but for the most part it served its purpose.
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Ah, bedtime. Since the day had been such a whirlwind, it was nice to be ready to settle in to a good night’s sleep. Don’t get me wrong, I was excited to have Luna home with us and thrilled to bits that she was finally here but it had been an exhausting journey today and I was ready to catch some z’s. We all went to bed around 10 PM. Around midnight, Luna needed to potty. (Really, she’s not a puppy?) So, we went outside to go potty and then there was some difficulty reclaiming favorite sleeping spots because while we were outside, Benjamin took Luna’s sleeping spot and Luna wanted it back. No dice, Luna, Benjamin believes he is the man of the house, hence, what he says, goes. At last, everyone settled in and we all slept until around 5:30 AM when it was time to get up and get the day started. They all ate breakfast and then Luna went for a walk by herself and the boys went on the second shift. While the boys were gone, Luna waited by the door for them to come home. It was quite sweet. She feels like a part of the pack. They accept her and she loves them. Their love will come soon enough. Before you know it they will be huddled together with just their curly little tails poking out for all to see. Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. It is a beautiful day.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
So, we finally got home around 5 PM. We unloaded all the dogs, gave them some dinner, let them play in the back yard and then introduced Luna to her new forever home. Oh boy was she fired up! It is almost impossible for us to believe that she is 2-3 years old. First of all she is so tiny. She is at most a petite 12 pounds. The boys tower over her and weigh in at the 20’s. (Even the cat is slightly bigger than Luna.) Not only does her size seem puppy-like but her mannerisms are puppy-like, too. She runs hard, drinks quick, needs to use the potty with urgency and then sleeps like a log. She is even teething a little. She is just a burst of energy all the way around.
Anyway, once Luna got the lay of the land, she began running circles around the boys. So much so, in fact that no one could keep track of who was chasing who. After that, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. I think that was the most exhausting thing, though, because Luna has no idea of how to stay on the sidewalk during a walk. She is off exploring and zig zagging in front of you. (Granted, this would be sort of ok if she was the only dog out there, but there are 3 now, so it is easy to tangle leashes that way.) But, Luna, is so eager to learn that by the end of the walk she was doing much better walking while on leash.
Finally, we got back home, watched some TV on the couch and prepared for bedtime.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Well, yesterday was quite an adventure. We went to go meet and pick up our new dog, Luna. We left the house around 8 AM to drive about 3 1/2 hours to our meeting place. It was at a pug event sponsored by the Pug Club of South Florida. There were a lot of dogs there! So, we met up with the adoption specialist and signed the papers that made it official that Luna is now a member of our family. We stayed a little while to watch some of the events, walk around the park and then we loaded all 3 puggies into the car for the 3 1/2 hour ride back home. They all did an excellent job in the car. They mostly slept the whole way home. We were off to a great beginnning!
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