DOG RUN DAY - GRAELEE ARRIVES

The TG Bus came to town today and there were 14 dogs in total.   The dog runs are alway quite hectic, but an exciting rush at the same time.  The van shows up, we unload the dogs, and most of the adopters show up at one time.  We process paperwork, hand over vet papers, find leashes and collars and watch excited families meet their dogs for the first time.   It wasn't until after all the dogs were adopted and we had loaded up the van and sent Brian and Richard on their way with the Island dogs that I finally got to say hi to Graelee.  I had met her before when she came to town in August but she seemed even smaller than I remembered.   She's such a character.   She really seems to have big dog attitude and also has an air of confidence in her cuteness.  We got in the truck to come home and she hopped in and went right to 'her seat'.  She has been travelling in the van with Dave and it shows that she knows the ropes.   She rolled around on the bed I gave her and kept stopping to look at me to be sure I was paying attention to how entertaining she is.  

Graelee at Turtle Gardens

We got home and walked around outside for a bit.  It really amazes me that some of these dogs go through such a big adventure and they really seem unphased by the new person, new surrounding etc.   Graelee was happy to check out the new smells.   She hasn't learned to walk on a leash yet without pulling.  She's not bad but she needs to learn and that will start tonight on a short walk.   We came inside and she had a bath and then a quick towel dry.  She ran to the toy basket afterwards and picked out the biggest bone!  There are smaller ones, but she had to have the biggest one.  She even tossed it up and then jumped on it.   

Dog run days are an early start for me so we had a little nap on the couch and then went down to the school field with the long leash.  She seemed to have some energy to burn off and boy did she run.   She ran with great joy!   She'd run away, loop around and then flash past me.   We ran into a family with 4 kids and 2 of the little girls came over to pet Graelee.  She was very good about it and they thought she was super soft.

Back to home base and she has turned her little nose up at the kibble, opted to chew on the bone again for a little while, watched me eat my dinner which she would have much preferred to have been fed, play-wrestled with me for a bit and is now laying on the couch asleep again.   I can't wait to take her to dog daycare and hear about how she wows everyone with her cuteness and I'd bet she'll find no end of play partners.  

More to come later.  And, yes, she will sleep on the bed tonight...I'm under her spell already.