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First day home in the kennel, I
am too weak to run & play yet. My ribs stick out like fingers and
you can count every knob on my backbone. My hips stick out above
the great hollows in my sides. I am a little nervous about the
change, but Lynda is always nearby...waiting, with food... DELICIOUS
food. I never knew food could taste so good! I went to church with Lynda & Father Bill said a blessing over me. The change was miraculous... I gained almost 7 pounds in the first week! |
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I spent the first couple days resting and conserving calories in my spacious, open-air crate. I have a warm, soft bed with numerous toys (even though I don't know what they're for yet). |
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I'm trying very hard to learn everything quickly...everything is so different from the shelter cages. There is a doggie door to come in and out whenever I want....I follow the other 2 older dogs to go out to pee. |
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After only 3 days, my energy level is increasing rapidly... I can run, jump & play. I am HAPPY, for the first time in my puppy-life. I want to STAY here forever. I'm very meek and polite to Teddy-beagle (she runs the doggie-pack and I have to be accepted by her if I want things to go smoothly. She usually doesn't tolerate new dogs on her turf, but Teddy-beagle thinks I'm so much like Boo that I must be OK. (Whew, that's a relief, because her nickname is "Chainsaw" and she can be pretty scarry when she's pulling loops out of the chain-link fence!) |
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I love to chew and Lynda gave me rawhides and "Greenies" to help clean my teeth (I had a lot of brown tartar discoloration mostly from poor nutrition) I let Lynda scrape my teeth & scale them for me. Now I have a dazzling smile again and nice breath! I like the hard, crunchy rawhide chips that crumble... but the Greenies are still my favorite (VERY yummy!) |
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Lynda made my first coat of pink & white fleece with the Hope ribbon symol... very appropriate for me. I love having a warm fleece coat; the nights can be pretty cold up north!.. especially when you're a very skinny coonhound. |
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I know Boo loved squeeky toys, but the noise makes me a little nervous. I like my little pink cow because Lynda put a rattle in it instead. My favorite toys are balls, rope pull toys, empty paper towel rolls or egg cartons, and Charlie's slippers (but I'm learning that slippers are a no-no). Lynda says I'm like a little crow because I like to sneak off with pilfered treasures and stash them for later. |
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I'm thinking that I've got it made as far as the cushy life goes now. After a full belly of chicken & noodles, I'm ready for a nap. Awake or sleeping, all my dreams are now a reality ! Lynda & I are just getting to know each other! (but I already know I'm her favorite baby!) go to page
2 of my photo album....
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