My darling husband brought her home March 2nd. Apparently I can't let him out of my sight. We had discussed getting a new dog, but we weren't dead set on getting one right away. Or so I thought. Just like I thought we agreed no more PUPPIES, and that we would adopt from our local animal shelter.
That didn't go as planned, at all. James found a woman giving her away at the back end of our local Walmart parking lot. He had just dropped me off to go grocery shopping. We seen her, I joked and said "well give me a call if I need to add puppy food to the list". Apparently he took me seriously because 20 minutes later he sent me a picture message and requested puppy stuffs.
He was told Zoe was about 7 weeks old. I'm not sure if I agree with that. Hard to explain, but I almost think she's a tad younger. It's all in her teeth. They just don't feel that strong. She still can't manage solid hard food well, I have to add water to soften it for her.
Zoe (pronounced like Zoey) is very lovable. She gets along with everyone, kids and cats included. Well, mostly. She doesn't seem to "like" the girls very well, but loves me. She is in no way aggressive. However, if Tori or Josie try to pet her, Zoe takes off running all the while she's whining also. I took her to the neighbor's house for an introduction. Again, when their 4 year old daughter reached to pet her, Zoe began to yelp and whine. At Josie's birthday party, she did the same if any of the girls tried to pet her. If she noticed a little girl coming towards her she would saunter off with her tail tucked. I'm not sure the reason. Neither of my girls have hurt her, not even on accident.
That first day we had her, she spent most her time following James. If he was outside, she would sleep near my feet. But the moment she heard him enter the house she was on his toes. That changed by the end of the night. Now she follows me everywhere. And if she can't see me, she will whine. The other day I was taking Laney out (our other dog, I'll introduce her in another post), I could hear Zoe whining inside. When I came back in, there she was, sitting at the door waiting for me.
Zoe does have a bad habit I don't like at all. Ok several, but most are just puppy things (such as chewing on things she shouldn't). It appears Zoe pees when she's excited. We put our dogs in crates at night, not together but in their own. Every morning when I let her out, she's super excited. Jumps all over the place. And pees while at it. When I first noticed it I thought perhaps she just really had to go. Until later that afternoon. I had taken a nap without her. So when she seen me again, she was super excited. And of course peed. If I pick her up right after letting her out of her crate, she still goes, while suspended in air (I've learned to hold her away from me first thing in the morning). She'll still potty once you get her outside. I'm really hoping this is just a puppy thing and she doesn't continue this. Though I have met some "adult" dogs (not old, just no longer puppies) that do this same thing.
While we may not have adopted Zoe from the animal shelter, she's still a definite keeper. According to the person James acquired her from, the previous owner left her behind (something about the Parking Lot Woman's neighbor had a dog who had puppies. They couldn't find a home for Zoe before moving, so they just left her behind. Parking Lot Woman found her running into the street and took her in to try and rehome her). So I suppose in the end, we did still end up rescuing a dog. I still had high hopes of getting an older dog (a dog that was 2+ years old). Puppies are easy to find homes for, but many older dogs aren't as lucky.
So there you have it. Our newest family member. She still needs to visit the vet. And I'm thinking we'll try to do that this weekend. I'm pretty sure our vet's office is open on Saturdays. I'll have to double check that. If they aren't, then there is a day they are open later in the evening (I know it's one of those, but can't remember which).
Signed,
Super Mom
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