Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Big Brother

I think Luna really likes having two big brothers.  From time to time, I will find her completely mimicking the boys.  Today, at lunch, Benjamin & Luna were on the sofa relaxing and I just happened to notice that the two of them were laying the exact same way.  It’s like Luna wants to be just like her big bro!

What I have been most fascinated by since we have adopted Luna is that she hasn’t learned much from us, in terms of training, but she has learned a ton of stuff from the boys.  She just naturally picks up on what they do and just follows right along.  I guess it is completely natural pack behavior, but it is different to see it at work in your own house.

With the boys it just seemed like it took forever for them to learn their manners and to get them to settle into a routine.  But, Luna just walked right in and settled into the routine perfectly.  Granted, she does do some things that the boys would never dream on doing (ahem, barking for table scraps), but for the most part she really follows their lead.

I am just really thankful that Luna had two big brothers to show her the ropes and that when she became part of the family the boys didn’t completely forget everything they had learned up until that point.