We made it through the night very well! Samson slept in our bedroom and at the end of the bed most the night. He is such a sweetie! It is so cute how he talks to us. :) Here is a picture of sweet Samson lounging at the end of our bed, where he has been all morning napping. Greg is working from home today, which is nice for him to spend time with sweet Sammy! Thank you for letting us adopt precious Samson! He fits in our family so easily and is a precious boy!
Fred has some acne on his chinny chin so we have been bathing it with warm water and once using kitty shampoo on it. Wes watched this process intensely. A couple of days ago, he jumps up to the "where you get a brushing table" BUT he doesn't want a dry brush. He would not quit fidgeting and swatting until I got a wet wash rag and soaked him down. Dale was watching and could hardly believe it. Yesterday and today I did the same. I try to dry him some. He just loves it. He smells better and is soft and fluffy.
They have a new heated mat that they spend lots of time on. Fred has a couple of two inch mice that he plays with for long stretches then hides really well. Wes still has his 2 inch Christmas mouse. Fred's new stuff was the lures off a kitty "fishing" pole Dale got them. Once Fred got a load of the mouse lures, the pole was useless. The game became tug of war and Fred was NOT planning to lose.
Just wanted to send you a quick update on Scout (formerly named Coach) who we adopted last May. He's doing just great and is really growing up. I'm attaching a picture we took of him when it snowed a couple weeks ago. He LOVED playing in the snow! His passion in life, however, is fetching tennis balls. That is this working dog's "job" and he does it with endless pursuit. He has become quite good at catching balls in the air. It is really very impressive.
We are so happy to have him as a member of our family and love him dearly. I think he's the smartest dog I've ever met, and he has been easy to train. He does not get along well with other dogs, so we are still working on socializing him. But he gets along fine with Ranger, our other dog, and he loves our cat (who does not return the affection)! Also, he is amazingly sweet and gentle with our 2 ½ year old son.
Thanks so much for allowing us to share our lives with this beautiful dog and keep up the great work that you do every day.
Annie is so sweet and I love her immensely. I know there is a God who loves us all. Over a year ago I had a prompting that I should get a puppy. My husband said absolutely not. So time went by and I still felt this prompting. I told John that the prompting was not going away. He agreed that we could get a puppy but the time was not right. I knew that the puppy had to be special because I wanted Dan (our dog) to be happy too. More time went by and then John got the prompting that the time was close at hand. We searched through the internet for puppies. We both searched on our own computers at different times. We both fell for Bebo's picture. On our way to see Bebo I had a fear that she would be gone before we got there. I cried out to God in my heart. My fear subsided and I just felt a calm come over me. I knew everything would be alright.
So my prayers were answered and Annie came home with us. She fell in love with Dan instantly. They were so cute together. He helped potty train her and taught her not to bark at the door bell. He also helped her get more comfortable with her walks outside. If she cried out he was right there to make sure she was alright. He was so sweet and patient with her. Yes I am typing in past tense because on 2-6-10 my family lost the best dog ever. It was so quick and so unexpected. In an instant a part of me died in the pain of losing one of my best friends. Dan was my shadow. I just loved that dog so much. He was the best dog and knew probably close to a hundred people. We all cried together. No dog could or can take Dan's place.
I just wanted to let you know that it has been a week since we picked up Renzo and brought him home and what a week it has been.
He has adjusted so well and seems so happy. Our other dogs have accepted him as part of the family and he and Murphy (our 4 yr. old male schnauzer) have become best buds. They even sleep together. Maggie, my 2 yr old female schnauzer did not care much for the new "intruder" in her home and would literally leave the room when Renzo entered. But that is all behind us and she has started to play with him and doesn't run the other way when he approaches her.
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