I thought I would share with all of you a happy ending for two little rescues that have found a cozy and nice home on the West Coast. This is the part of rescue that warms the heart.
> We want to thank you both for your help with our acquiring Nellie and Ben. > They are truly a gift and we feel very lucky to have them. They are doing > great. I am sorry that it has taken so long to get a letter out to you > both. My only excuse is our busy schedules. I was filing their paperwork > and saw that I had Teresa's email on one of the forms so I succumbed to > electronic mail. > > F reminded me last Wednesday that since they arrived on March 17th it was > their one-month anniversary with us. Here is a little recap of the last > few weeks. > > Accidents – we had a couple in the house the first week, but since then > zero. > > License – they are now residents of our town. I did get something from > your DVM that was enough to get the license, but I have not yet received > their full history. The girls want to know what their birthdays are. If > that isn't in the records it will be March 17th. That will make them Irish > in an Italian household, but that works for Nellie since she is a redhead. > I did get a great referral on a Vet from Animal Care Center, our old one > moved on. He has a great boarding facility, which we may need later this > year. > > Walks – they go absolutely crazy when they see a leash. Ben settles down > once we are outside, but Nellie takes a while. She is not very good on the > leash so I am working on it with her. I am using Halti harnesses for both > of them since Ben slipped his collar once and Nellie just about chokes > herself on the leash. The Halti’s slip on without buckles so they are easy > and I think pretty safe. > > Car Rides – they have done car pool a few times to pick the girls up from > school and do well. They have also taken a short ride to a local sports > park we like. Next week I am going to take them to F's softball game to > see how they do on that type of outing. > > Care – they fight over getting brushed. I wish the girls liked getting > their hair brushed half as much as the dogs do. They get breakfast when we > get up and dinner and a brushing when I get home. I like to say they are > happy to see me, M teases saying they are just happy to see their meal > ticket. They have only had one bath so far and that was pretty easy. The > second bath night is this week so they are all spruced up for the weekend > when my parents visit. > > Sleeping – we tried a few things and have settled into a regular routine. > They go to bed with F (9) every night. We put a baby gate in her doorway > so they stay put. It has really worked out well. F wanted them to sleep > with her and she got them by default. G (3 ½) doesn’t like them on her bed > and D (6) sleeps in the top bunk. They slept in the crate, in F's room, > for the first week. It was OK while everyone was getting used to each > other but not a long-term solution. They are so used to the routine now, > they will sleep in her room even if she isn’t there. Nellie sleeps at the > foot of her bed and Ben alternates between the bed and floor. > > Toys – they have their own which they like. Nellie loves to fetch and gets > really excited to play. Ben just likes to steal the fetch toy from her. > They have chewed a few Barbie dolls and accessories. But it only means the > girls need to be more responsible to pick their things up. They have been > great in the house – no chewing on furniture or shoes. > > Their personalities have emerged and they have settled in very well. Both > of the dogs play well with the girls and the girls are learning to play > well with the dogs. The girls are also learning to take care of them. > They are attached to the whole family and want to be with us at all times. > > Ben is a bit aggressive towards Nellie, but we are working on curbing that. > No mounting problems and no marking so his alteration really did the > trick. G puts him on a time out (by himself in the yard) when she catches > him biting Nellie’s ears. Yet Nellie is the leader and Ben is the > follower. They don't really care about our lovebird Sunny. A totally > opposite reaction than Judy's Sunday had. Which is good for Sunny. > > So everything is good here. I will work on getting you some pictures. > > Thanks again, > Teresa Murphy Glenellen Cavaliers ========================================================"Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
