Dog days of December
Daisy is doing quite well in her first full day with us. She's very quiet and sweet, but she seems to yearn for the outdoors quite a lot. I took her on three walks today, including a pretty long one in the afternoon. We discovered she loves to play and race around in our basement where there's carpet (we have hardwood floors throughout our main level). She's all nose on our walks, as expected with a scent hound.
Our friends Steve and Erin also welcomed a new dog into their home this weekend. I helped Steve pick up a beautiful Chocolate Lab from Dulles Airport this morning. The dog came from a family member in California that could no longer keep her. So, Steve and Erin's kids got an early Christmas present, and let me tell you they were thrilled. Fortunately, the dog handled everything remarkably well. After a 12-hour trip on two planes, she was as happy as could be when we picked her up. She even handled the shrieking children with tremendous poise and playfulness that's so characteristic of Labs. Steve was a bit concerned about the much-less-than-ideal conditions for the dog's arrival, but she quickly allayed his concerns. Congratulations to the Bennett family.
Meanwhile, the Redskins are currently handling the Vikings. But, as a Skins fan I'm always leery of the 4th quarter. Now that Dallas secured home field advantage with the Packers' loss today, we can anticipate mostly second-stringers playing for Dallas next week. If the Skins win tonight and next week, they're in the play-offs. Remarkable.
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