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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.
We picked Miss Daisy up from the Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) shelter this afternoon. Sorry to all of you hoping to be the first to make the trite comment about "driving Miss Daisy," but my friend Steve holds that dubious honor. I'm sure he won't be the last.
Here's Daisy walking with me on the FOHA grounds.
Here's Daisy curled up in her bed this evening. We have the leash on her at all times during her first day or two in our house to help with the transition. She's a very sweet girl that has been wonderful today, aside from vomiting in the car on the way home.
