New Girl End of Week 1

We survived the first week and made it to our official adoption day. On the record books, she was the first Safe Harbor adoption of March, 2010, exactly five months after Sunny was the first one in October, 2009. But we didn't get together with Anna for the official adoption family portrait until yesterday, a week after we brought her home.

Kara's Dog Family Version 2

Kara's Dog Family Version 1

In case it's not clear from the photos, the dogs in Dog Family 2 are about 2/3 the size of the dogs in Dog Family 1. The girl looks about 2/3 the size as well, but I guarantee you it's all coat in the "before" picture.

The first week with Star - oh, she has an official name now! I went with Star after all.

As I was saying, the first week would have been perfect, except for one little problem that became evident after the first 8 hours - the little girl wouldn't go potty, except for once every 24 hours, on the far end of a 20 foot leash, with me hiding under the hood of my coat with my head stuck in a tree. I'll spare you the details, and simply report that after a week, she is finally pottying like a normal dog on a six foot leash our walks. She still likes her privacy and prefers I let the leash go so she can put a little distance between us, but she is so eager to come over and claim her treats for a good potty that I don't have to worry about her taking off.

The kids are playing well together. Mouthies is the only game they are allowed to play so far, as Sunny is only 4 weeks past his knee surgery - 8 quiet weeks to go. I swear Sunny has a jaw that unhinges. He can put her whole head in his mouth, and does so frequently...

She retaliates by grabbing hold of his over-sized ear...

And then they go their separate ways...

And so we begin week 2, settled into our new routine. 8 weeks to go until Sunny can play ball, and 9 weeks from today the truck will be loaded and we will be pulling out for the 1000 mile drive to our next temporary home.

We've secured lodging, and this will be our new view...

It's not as stunning as this ....

But then not much is.