Yesterday we had to take our sweet Gwinnie to the vet for her shots. \u00a0She was excited to get out of the house and go somewhere in the car, and she was excited to be at the vet, where there were so many smells! \u00a0Oh, the smells!<\/p>\n
It was fairly uneventful: she barely felt the shots, and the only cautionary note was her weight, which has been going steadily up since Sissy left us for the big ranch in the sky. \u00a0Poor, sad, lethargic Gwinnie. She has mourned her companion, and has been sorely needing a friend!<\/p>\n
Well, in a serendipitous turn of events, our visit to the vet led us to an ad for a 3 year old female Rottweiler, spayed and vaccinated, in need of a home. \u00a0The listing said she was possessive\u00a0about her food, and hated cats, but otherwise was gentle and loving, and a great watch dog. \u00a0Laurent and Geneva were with me at the office, and were\u00a0overjoyed (as was I)\u00a0with the idea. \u00a0We immediately texted Paul and told him the GREAT news. \u00a0He was predictably resistant at first; but before long he texted back and said we should go ahead and see if we could get the dog.<\/p>\n
We got the number and called to set up a meet and greet, and this morning, we drove way to the south end of town, almost to the mountains, and met her and her caretaker, Kathy. \u00a0It was clear Kathy had loved her dearly since rescuing her from the pound earlier this summer, and hated to give her up. \u00a0The only difficulty\u00a0was\u00a0her large family of cats, with which drove the dog\u00a0to crazy-town. \u00a0Kathy hated to have her living outside (to protect the cats),\u00a0and thus reluctantly sought a new home. We were just delighted with her sweet temperament, and with many promises to take good care and post pictures from time to time, we thanked Kathy for letting us welcome her\u00a0to our family, loaded the eager pup\u00a0into the van, and headed home.<\/p>\n
Because\u00a0she\u00a0had been living outside, she needed a bath in a big way, a good brushing, a de-ticking session, and then a flea and tick treatment. \u00a0THEN she could come in the house and really get acquainted with everyone. \u00a0She and Gwinnie have been mostly cordial, with just a couple of spats. \u00a0In an interesting turn of events, the new dog appears to be more dominant than Gwinnie… we’ll see how that unfolds, but I think they will eventually get on fine. \u00a0We have a handy water spray bottle in case they fuss at each other, we make sure she\u00a0eats inside the kennel so she will not feel anxious about her food. \u00a0It looks like she is a little taller than Gwinnie, and is going to grow much broader and heavier as she matures.<\/p>\n
Anyway, we love her and think she’s gorgeous, and are especially thankful for a friend for Gwin-Gwin. I know she’s going to be a dynamite watch dog – that Rottweiler bark really resounds throughout\u00a0our tiled house! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n