Good News Everyone!

     I've been away for a while. Almost a year if the time stamp of my last blog post is to be believed.

In that time I've been dealing with a lot of personal things, which I won't go into here. On top of that I lost KoKo late last year and I haven't yet forced myself to deal with what that means to me. I'm also not going to go into that at this moment, but there will be a post in the near future about my baby girl KoKo. But not today.

     Today we're going to talk about a happy topic. We have a new addition to our dog family. Her name is Tonks. (Yes, as in Nymphadora Tonks from Harry Potter) She's a one year old Great Pyrenees that we rescued through the Great Pyrenees Club of Florida.

Tonks' first day at home

At the meet and greet we were a little disappointed when we saw her. She was dingy white, super skinny, and her fur was short. When my father knelt down and called to her (her name was Daisey at that time) she came right over to him and put her head in his lap. At that point she was ours. She and Remus sniffed each other then ignored each other. Perfect. Put her in the car and let's go home.

     She's come a long way in a short time.

     She's still too skinny but has put on some weight. Her fur, while still short, is now a bright white and is starting to grow back. She no longer cowers when we scold her and she doesn't duck her head when we reach to pet it. She's a much more confident and relaxed dog.

She loves couches

     Remus and Tonks love to play. I've never seen him play this hard before. He's never been able to play with a dog his own size. We've taken to calling them the Titans when they play. You can feel the ground vibrate as they jump on and around each other.

     My father now wants to take her to become a therapy dog. Unlike Remus who has become a Diva, not allowing strangers to pet him, Tonks goes right up to them to be pet. Having spent the first year of her life tied up outside she's more than happy to have anyone pet her.

     She's just another great example of why adopting a dog is a great way to go. It seems to me that a dog that has been abused or neglected all their life is extra loving and grateful when they finally land in a good home.