Gotcha Day!!!

We now have a dog 

    Her name is Beth, and she is not to be confused with  our friend Beth!  For example, when I tell you Beth had a small accident in the house, I am referring to the dog.

    She is a sweetie.  The dog, but Beth, the person, is a sweetie too. 

    The rest of this will be about the dog, not the person.

    We got her through Rockstar Cocker Rescue.  She is almost 4 years old, and her birthday is the day after mine!  I will be 7-----5 and she will be 4.  Never expected to be involved with a younger girl.  That sounds sick.

    She came from an Amish puppy mill in Iowa or Missouri, I don't remember.  She is chipped, fixed, and has all her shots up to date.

    She goes by Jackie, which Corkie and Ranger really didn't do very often.  Beth likes belly rubs and butt scratches.  And treats.

    She seems to leak a little when she gets excited.  When she went into the basement for the first time she left a couple of dots.  When Julia came home from her airport trip, Beth dribbled a little.

    But she has marked her new home three times.  Why do dogs always do  that on the rug and not the floor?  Floor clean-ups are so much easier.

    Her foster mom said she willingly goes into a kennel, which is good because we will kennel her for the first week or two at night.  That way we don't have to worry about her wandering around the house or me tripping over her.

    She is jet black.  Ranger had a coat that lit up at night and I think we will get one for Beth.  Julia has already been to a pet store and bought toys, treats,  a harness, and a couple of leads for when we walk her.

    Beth does not seem to like a leash.  Her foster said they had a big fenced in yard and the dogs just ran in that.  My guess is the puppy mill did not do much leash walking, so that is one thing we will have to work on.

    She has spent a lot of her day sniffing around the house.  But she also goes by the door and waits for someone to take her out.  That is a great sign.

    This week we want to set up vet appointments and a trip to the groomers to have her trimmed up a little.

    It's been almost 1 year since Corki died.  

    Beth is not Corki, and heaven knows I still miss that dog.

    But she is cute, smart, and right at home.

    And that is good, isn't it?

Peace and Love

We need  bigger chair!