Cousins

More Beah

I know, I know, enough is enough! Well, it's not actually because since you aren't paying customers, I post whatever I feel like! What's that? The sponsors are mad? They say we don't vary the content enough? HA!

Anyway, there are more shots of our Beah the wonder dog. Here's a shot of Noah picking her up to move onto the couch. (Yes, she is allowed on the furniture so that she can be where Noah is going to be.)

Growing 10 lbs this month means that she seems to be getting bigger by the day. But, she is completely trained to go outside to relieve herself and even to use a small, fenced in area to the side of the yard. She is almost always approaching and sitting to get attention instead of making contact...

She rode to Noah's school on his lap this morning. Noah rode with one hand on her head and the other straight up in the air to keep the sticks he was holding away from her (even though she hadn't expressed any interest.) Crated while Molly and I walked him into the school was easy and quiet. Then Molly and Beah and I went to my staff meeting at church for a good fondling.

I made an interesting discovery the other day too... Dogs aren't like cats in that they don't stay on your lap very well. They kind of leave the "not falling onto the floor" part of the deal to you instead of being perfectly ballanced at all times. That's a bit weird to me since I have never had a dog before. It's pretty darn cool, though.

Beah, Day 2

Sleep, play, stretch. Repeat with some food. Now a trip outside. It's a wonderful day.
Here's some pics of Molly playing the first tug of war (no, her sleeves are not wet fom this game).
Noah and Beah got to spend some time togeter after he came home from school. It's clear that he wants her to pay attention to him withouth his having to do much in return just yet. The cool thing is that is how it works.
Sleep went pretty well last night. One trip outside in the middle of the night. Beah hasn't figured out that she fits quite easily between the slats of the fence. Hopefully it will be just the right amount of time before she tries to get through. ;-)

Welcome Home Beah

Beah came home tonight. After a ride with Emily in the car, she started in the back yard and was introduced to us slowly from there. Once inside, all the pillows came off the couch and the children took turns gently welcoming Noah's new puppy. Throughout the evening, Noah fed her, petted her, carried her, snuggled with her and gave her his sticks to hold. More story and pics later, but it's late and dead batteries spoil the shots. Time to put Noah to bed. He's in the hallway clearly saying "Beah" over and over and over...

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Meet "Green Girl"

This is "Green Girl" who, after a long search, will be joining the Sadd family in another two weeks. We spent the afternoon with Alysen and David. We got to meet their children, Zoe and Janessa, and a whole pack of dogs! Here's the whole gallery.

After spending much time looking, prodding, calling, playing and generally watching all of these beautiful animals interact with us and with each other, we narrowed the field to two: Green Girl (pictured) and Yellow Stripe Girl (they are named by collar color until they find homes).

But, one of the main things we were looking for is a dog that is very interested in Noah as well as one who fits the rest of the profile we were looking for. Green Girl is it.

In watching GG and Noah it was fascinating to see how they worked. GG would approach Noah and stop inches from his foot. She would raise one paw and look up at him as if she was about to paw his shoe, but she never made contact. And, then she would wait. When he bent down and invited a further advance, then she would move in. She was very persistent and very patient. And Noah also noticed her. He had a stick he would give to the puppies (or keep from them as was the case more often), and whenever GG was near him, he was very careful to make sure that she was the one who got it. When it was snatched by another dog, he would give chase and return it to GG.

There was one incident in particular which stands out in my memory. Noah and GG were seated in front of the dog house. She was on his lap and went up too close to his face. He calmly took both forearms and pushed her head down as he defended his face. She responded by backing off and waiting at what was clear to me was the exact distance that Noah had requested. And as they played, she never crossed that boundary again unless invited. Amazing.

So that's it. Two weeks and we get to bring this treasure home and begin the hard work. They still have one dog left if anyone wants a truly amazing animal. Now, for a name...

Friday

Friday we go up and look at all the dogs... Please pray that we are given wisdom in finding the exact one for Noah.