Introducing Junie B!

Junie B. is the latest addition to my foster family.  She's only supposed to be here temporarily until she finds a full time foster home or she's adopted.  She's a very calm, sweet little girl.  I picked her up from the daycare at about 1 this afternoon, and we just now got home.  We went straight from picking her up to a day with friends up in Appleton.

Junie B. laying on the couch

Junie was EXCELLENT on the car ride.  I put her in the back seat with a towel provided by Fluffy Dog.  She just curled up and slept almost the whole way up.  Even when she woke up, she didn't whine or bark or anything.

She was also FABULOUS with meeting new people.  Including 3 kids under the age of 4.  I was very skeptical about her being near them, because I hadn't had time to see what her temperament was.  But after about 15 minutes I was so comfortable with her being around new people, that I let the oldest boy come say hi.  (Just to be clear, I was very comfortable with these kids around her.  I have known all three since birth.  The two boys have a small dog of their own, and they've spent plenty of time around Hardy, so I knew they wouldn't pull tails and such.  And the mother of the girl is a vet and they have a cat, so I know she also knows how to interact with small animals.  I would not be comfortable with just any kids around her.)  She was so great.  She let all three pet her, and even let the youngest give her kisses!  She didn't growl or whine at all.  Several times she rolled over on her back indicating she wanted her belly rubbed!  She stayed near me most of the time.  At one point she was sleeping on the couch and I wanted to get something in the kitchen, so I got up and 2 seconds later she followed.

Junie B. getting kisses.

Junie slept the whole way home again too.  If I hadn't heard her little collar jingle when I shut the car off I might have forgotten she was in the back seat!

Meeting the rest of my brood was a little overwhelming for her.  Mocha, Rosie, and Benji pretty much all wanted to sniff her at the same time, which she wasn't ready for.  She accidentally ran over Hardy, and he got scared and barked a bit.  But Junie remained cool.  By now, Rosie and Benji are over her and they're off playing by themselves.  Mocha is still trying to see what she's all about.  I think they're going to be best friends since they're not too far off in size.