Adjusting to My New Family

I love my new family.

My mom works at home, so I have someone here with me all the time. Once in a while, she goes to the store to buy me more toys, so I stay in my crate for a little while, till she gets back. I love a good nap as much as the next dog, and it helps the time pass more quickly until she's home again.

I have a big backyard that I can run around in, with lots of trees and grass. The girls take me for walks all the time, and they love to play frisbee with me--my favorite sport!

Another exciting thing: there are lots of other dogs living here on my street. The first neighbor I met was Buddie; she's a yellow labrador.  We hung out together at the bus stop, saying goodbye to our human siblings as they left for school on Wednesday morning.   I also saw Schatzie, the Schnauzer from three doors down, but he didn't realize that I was his new neighbor, so he barked at me.  That's okay...his human realized later that I was "the new kid on the block," and called to apologize. I think we're going to be good friends, actually.

Yesterday, during my early morning walk, I met the English Sheepdog next door. Her name is Macbeth, which I think is quite regal. She's very down-to-earth, though, and asked me to call her Beth, so of course, I obliged. 

I also met Scotty, the white Maltese across the street.  He's quite a barker, I'm told, but I think it's all an act, because he turned tail and ran in the house when he caught sight of me.  Hmmpf!

There are so many new friends living here. I've only lived in this house for 4 days, and I've already seen bunnies, deer, geese, and groundhogs scampering about on the lawn.  None of them stuck around to introduce themselves, even though I didn't bark at them. Oh well...maybe they just have to get used to me.

Oh, guess what?  There are CATS living in my house!! No kidding!!!

Mom hasn't formally introduced us yet, because Mittens and Tiger (that's their names) have never actually seen a dog before, so she knows they'll be a little scared of me at first. I think she plans to introduce us this weekend.  That ought to be interesting, and Mom promised to take some video that I can post here on the blog. 

Speaking of video, here's a quick snippet of me, enjoying my new rawhide chewy.  Man, those things are TASTY!