We are delighted to be helping Zena settle in to her new home. It was sad and lovely to read the cards her first family sent. It must have been so hard to part with her. Sometimes she has a bit of a faraway look in her eyes and we tell her that they really loved her and she says she knows, she understands. We've put the photos they sent and the cards on the mantlepiece along with a picture of our last lab.She's been for a few short walks and done a lot of sniffing and tail wagging. She's already had a visitor eager to meet her and news is spreading. I threw sticks into the canal for her but she just looked up at me disdainfully as if to say "are you barking mad?" answer- "yes, of course,". Maybe she didn't swim before. At home, She's been very peaceful and restful and moves between sofas and her bed, but of course checks us out when we move.She stared at Clifford the Chinchilla and even gave him a bark or two. He waggled his whiskers and hooted and they seem to have sussed each other out for now.
Old Softie fed her the last little bit of a pizza which made her a little bit sick later, so dog food only now. At the moment she's sleeping and snoring on the sofa. I've been canvassing friends about best vets and have decided so will make an appointment tomorrow to check if she has a bit of arthritis and also get her curly toenails sorted and book her in for hydrotherapy if recommended. Rescue insurance cover note didn't work because of her age, so again been researching and will sort out tomorrow.
Tomorrow Old Softie will take her up to the pet shop "The Woof Stuff" where she can meet Gina, human source of all local animal knowledge and Benson a stray black lab who wandered in and wisely decided to make his home there, so she can get all the latest gossip from him. I'll find that safe place I put the charger for my camera in and then I can take some pictures to post, Bye and snores for now, Julie, Cliffie, Ken and Xena.
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