I'm a nervous wreck today. I just dropped my Rosie-bear off at the vet for her Cherry Eye surgery. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that all goes well!
Update: Rosie is out of surgery and doing well (according to the vet)! I will be picking her up in a few hours...better believe she'll be getting lots of cuddles and treats tonight!
I received an update on Benji this weekend. I think I'll do a post on that tomorrow. There are some very cute pictures to share. :-)
Saturday we had the Doggy Meet & Greet at the daycare in Hartland. There were a lot of dogs, and a lot of visitors. It was a really great turnout. I know from talking to a handful of people that quite a few dogs there are getting applications, so that's great news! My pups each had several people come and look at them. A few seemed interested, so we'll see if we get any apps too!
Aside from the surgery, Rosie is doing really well. For the most part, she was very content at the Meet & Greet. There were a few people (mostly kids) that she shied away from, but then there were other people who she walked right up to to sniff and let them pet her. At home she's really getting along with the other dogs. She plays with everyone (well, tries to play with Hardy). She has gotten in the habit of stealing one of my slippers lately, which worries me a bit. But she doesn't chew on it. She just takes it and drops it on the couch. I'll be keeping an eye on her to make sure that she doesn't start chewing on it.
Tippy is like a little stuffed animal. He's so good at home. Nearly housebroken, he doesn't have any accidents indoors anymore, we still just need to work on figuring out what his alert is to go outside. Lately he's just been really good about holding it until I open the door for one of the other dogs. He's really getting along with the others also. He likes to play with Jett, they run around play fighting all the time. When he's not playing, he's found himself a really comfy place on a couch away from all the action (my regular couch is currently exiled to an out of the way corner of the living room until I work up the energy to reupholster it in dog friendly fabrics). I really think he's the perfect kind of dog for an older or less active couple. Of course, he would definitely get along with kids, I just don't see him wanting kids around full time. Tippy also did well at the Meet & Greet. He got a little excited (Jett worked him up a bit I think), and was barking quite a bit. But that's not how he typically is. I think it was just the excitement of all the other dogs and all the new people. He was very happy to let people pet him, even the kids. As long as he could sniff them first, of course.
Ruthie is still awesome. She got so many compliments on her looks at the Meet & Greet. Everyone just loved her coloring, and I can't say I disagree. She is a beauty. She absolutely loved it when kids came over. She let anyone who wanted to pet her, do it. I don't know that she barked at all while we were there, either. She did manage to escape me twice, but they were both my fault. I was trying to manage 4 leashes, and both times I dropped hers and she took off to meet other dogs. Luckily for me, she ran toward dogs, and not the road, and both dogs she ran to were friendly. Or maybe they just thought she was a cutie. :-) At home Ruthie is so affectionate. She cuddles next to me anytime I'm sitting or laying down. And she loves to lay under blankets. At night I let her sleep in my bed, and she'll crawl under the blanket and stick her head out right by mine so we share the pillow. I think she thinks she's a person.
Jett is aptly named. Jett Pack might be better. He has so much energy! He was a little fireball at the Meet & Greet. Luckily, there was a spare volunteer there who helped me out with him. I'm pretty sure he fell in love with her. He crawled in her lap and relaxed. If he was barking and she asked him to stop, he (usually) would. Every person that came over to our area was forced to meet Jett, whether they wanted to or now. He was so friendly. He was very barky there, but like with Tippy I think it was just the excitement of all the other dogs and people. He's pretty quiet at home. He is getting better with his housebreaking. He's still having accidents, but he's definitely getting better. I'm getting pretty good at noticing his signs, so if I see him making a move I jump up and say "let's go outside!" and he follows me. So I really don't think it'll take long before he's got it all figured out.
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