My turn this time

Well, she's here. After many hours in transit, from Boston to Houston, and Houston to Calgary, Belle arrived yesterday afternoon. She was shipped via Continental Airlines PetSafe Program and was very well taken care of. If the need ever arises to ship a dog/puppy, their service is highly recommended. We were able to track the precious cargo on-line and even speak to the agents and kennel staff in Houston where we were updated ... she was playing in the kennel, had eaten, pottied, etc. etc. All the things nervous mommies want to hear, and we knew she was in good hands.

When they brought the crate out to me, all I saw was that gorgeous little face pressed against the door. When I opened the door, it was like an explosion of blue merle as this little tornado spun about the cargo office, visiting everyone, jumping, kissing, jumping some more ... totally unfazed by all the people and noise, forklifts, etc., not to mention her last 18 hours in transit.

I put her collar and leash on and took her outside at the cargo bay where she had about a half hour peepee and a doodle, then loaded into the van for the trip home to Strathmore. Once here, she was greeted very "robustly" by Paisley (actually more obnoxious than robust), but the two girls have instantly become friends. Paisley is thrilled with the new squeaky toy Mom bought her, and Belle thinks this is a pretty darn fun place to be. She's already counter-surfed a few times and is very good at escaping from the kitchen and launching herself onto the sofa and up onto the top of the sofa. Hmmmm, could there be agility in this little girl's future? She's immediately gone onto raw food and is eating with great gusto.

She seems to have absolutely NO fear of anything. Confidence isn't even an issue, she's so bold. Not submissive at all to any of the other dogs and seems to have just blended right in.

There's one thing, though, that I don't really like about this puppy -- she's still on Massachusetts time and her 7:30 a.m. was only 5:30 a.m. for me. We'll have to work on fixing that real quick!

Happy Trails ... Theresa