Three Dog Night

Beauty was dropped off at 6AM this morning. Her name is actually LuLu. We will, for the next 4 days, be a three dog home. We are usually a one dog home, with our goofy, gregarious Soft Coated Wheaten, Duffy (McDuff). He is, without a doubt, the most wonderful dog in the world. He's a lover of two & four legged company & is a very social & welcoming host. We are also keeping Ellie, a very unsocial Jack Russell, who has learned to tolerate Duffy while turning into a very sweet little dog. She just stayed with us for 8 days & after one night home, is staying another 8 days. Whenever her mom travels, we are her home & now she just blends in. BUT, Beauty arrived today. She is a shy, sweet Standard Poodle that has never been without a member of her family around for security. She visited with her mom the other day & had lots of fun playing with Duffy (Ellie sulked in our bedroom) , but she is worried that her family has deserted her. She spent the morning looking out the living room window, searching for a familiar car to pull up. I coaxed her into the family room, with the dogs & me, with little bits of bacon and she has made the big overstuffed chair, her nest. I put a pillow in it, Duffy visits her & she seems quite comfy. They have all eaten breakfast & are now on a fun walk. I think she will settle in & actually have a very good time here because I believe dogs are God's gift to man & deserve lots of attention & spoiling. So, tonight it's going to be a three dog night, and it will be interesting to see if any of us get much sleep, and my dog has gas. OXOX