Straydog UPDATE posted SUNDAY 1/5/03 at ~7:14 p.m. CT

Pat Arnold's Daily Dog Log

SUNDAY JANUARY 5 2003

We've recently heard from some of the parents of our adopted dogs

     During yesterday's adoption day the dad who adopted Boxer Kalli stopped at the Petsmart store (at Parker and Central in Plano, Texas) to visit with our group there, and the dad told Guy all about how well Kalli is doing with the family. She has adjusted beautifully with their cats and two other dogs, and she is a super smart dog!

     Then today we heard from the family who adopted two of Freckles pups, Little Lucy and Louie and they sent a photo too. The pups are Beautiful and Bill will to put their picture on below.

     Little Blind Puppy Chubs and his little sister, Cassie, are just fine, happy little puppies, who eat and eat and eat, which keeps me busy, busy, busy!

Two of Blind Mommy Freckles' pups, Lucy and Louie, are doing fine at their new home

Email from Lucy and Louie's new family:

Hi,

I am Michelle, and my family and I adopted Louie and Lucy. Nothing is wrong. I just thought I would give you an update on the two pups. They are doing wonderful. They have really become a part of our family. We bought them a large dog bed for both of them to sleep on, and we have them sleeping in my room. I kept my promise about them being house dogs. We have discovered that Lucy likes to pick fights with Louie. Oh, and, by the way, we decided to keep their original names. Lucy from the very beginning was very good to respond to her name, but Louie wasn't, and we were wondering if there was something wrong with his hearing, but it turns out that he was just being stubborn. Our vet, Dr. Tabone, says that he senses stubbornest from Louie. The last two times they've gone to see him, they'll jump up on him and give him kisses, and he just lets them. I can tell that they love their doctor.

Lucy, by the way, has green eyes still, but Louie's eyes look like they have turned a little brown. The two pups really haven't grown too much bigger lately. I've included a recent photo of them, though, so you can see how much they have grown since we brought them home. My family and I are really glad we got Louie too.

I can't imagine them without each other. House training hasn't been too bad, though we are going to put them in an obedience training class this month. Also they are going to be spayed and neutered next week. Our vet just loves them both, and they took their shots really well the last two times we took them in. They are both so sweet, and we really love them. We got them some toys and teething chews for Christmas, but they won't share. It's really funny watching them play. They'll both ignore the other chew toy and the teething chew because each wants what the other already has. Though we have been able to get them to eat and drink out of separate bowls now, they love to fight over toys, and they have learned how to pull toys out of their toy box, which we just got them, and it's in the shape of a dog bone. But more than anything they love sleeping on our beds.

Louie likes my bed more than anyone else's. He'll just be sleeping, and Lucy will come over and bite him on the ear. But while Lucy is asleep, Louie licks her ear. My sister and I have a theory about that: We think that Louie used to pick on Lucy when she was a runt, and now that she's bigger, she's paying him back. You can't tell that she was the runt, because she's taller than he is. I don't think that they are going to get much bigger than what you see in the pictures, because I haven't noticed any growth for a while. But if they do grow bigger, it's not a problem.

We have taken them for car rides to my aunt's to pick up my sister, and while Louie seems to love it, Lucy doesn't seem to care for it.

Well, I just wanted to let you know how they are doing. As you can see from the picture I'm sending, they are growing up. I had a hard time getting them to stay in one spot for long [for the emailed photo], though we already have quite a few pictures of them. I can't imagine what your job must be like. To care for puppies and then have to give them away. I don't think I could do it. But I hope that it helps to know that Louie and Lucy are loved, well cared for, seeing their doctor regularly and they are in a good home.

Sincerely and thank you,

Michelle