Boo. More pictures of Boo are in the Scrapbook page.
We got a new member of the pack this last Friday.
On Thursday evening one of our daughters got a puppy, but was so allergic to it that Friday morning it was ours. Although we were told that she was 6 months old we think she is closer to 3 or 4 months. This is the fourth home she’s had, which surprises us because she is such a well-mannered and quiet puppy.
I introduced her to the rest of the pack one at a time by walking her with each of the dogs separately, on leash. I did not allow them to sniff each other until we were halfway through the walk. It was only after walking her with each of our dogs that we brought her into the house.
Sophie was the big question, since she is often aggressive towards small high-energy dogs. As a puppy, Sophie was attacked on several different occasions by little dogs. However she accepted Boo right off the bat as they all did. Although Boo is a high-energy puppy, it is a playful and not aggressive energy.
Surprisingly, all our dogs with the exception of Penny (a grumpy old lady of 12) spoil Boo. They allow her to come take their bones even if they are chewing on them, and Sophie allows Boo to take toys out of her mouth. Squirt and Boo have become fast friends and chase each other around the house and pasture.
She may have come at just the right time to bring closure to Sophie and Dakota’s out-of-whack motherly instincts. As for Boo, I don’t think that I have ever seen a dog with such intense blue eyes.
We may have found someone to take her, a co-worker whom we know will provide a very good home; however she won’t take Boo unless she’s house trained. Our co-worker had a couple of major surgeries over the past several years. While she was in the hospital, the individual taking care of her dogs did not do a very good job and both of her dogs were hit by cars and killed.
It is questionable as to whether we can give her to a good home before we become too attached to her.
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