Well....we went over to the shelter today and I brought out the little black dog for Aaron. Surprisingly, there was another dog Aaron also wanted to see, so we got that one out too. Bad idea. I loved them both!! I think we spent over 2 hours in the backyard with both of the dogs. We finally decided to try the smaller one (the one I had originally wanted to go see) and we were able to....bring her home today!!!!!!!!!

We went over to Pet Co. to pick up some things because I have absolutely no dogs things here at home!! Now, I have no idea what to do with her! LOL I put a baby gate up, so she's in the kitchen right now. We also bought a crate because I wasn't sure what to do with her the first few nights of acclimation. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! I have no idea if she's potty trained, most likely not, but she hasn't pottied all day! Should I leave her in her crate overnight tonight?

I gave her a bath and currently we have her in the crate while we're eating dinner. She is crying so much! How should I go about acclimating her as a housedog? How about potty training??

I will be sure to take some digital pics and post them soon!!!!!! In the meantime, here is her picture from the shelter website. This picture isn't very good, but it will tide you all over until I take some of my own!!!



**hugs** from a very excited new doggie mom!!!
Karen

P.S. Mr. Fish approves