He is a happy boy! It is amazing the ability of these dogs to adjust beautifully.

The first night, he was a bit restless, but he and Lilly settled down very nicely in the kitchen (behind the gates) after I gave up on having him in the bedroom, where all three of ours sleep. But the last two nights, he has gotten very comfy on the floor beside Scott's side of the bed. Do you think he is trying to butter up Daddy???

My biggest concern, to be very honest, is how the children will handle his going away eventually. When Splash and Weston were with me last summer, the kids weren't around very much, so they didn't form the attachment that I did. But this one is different. And an adult dog is so very different from those exuberant puppies. He is loving and gentle and we "tested" him yesterday when I drove Helen to the church for a youth outing. He socialized with all those kids, beautifully. He reminds me so much of Lilly. He's "needy", but in a good way, and so gentle with anyone around him. But he has his moments of play and loves to run. All three kids put a dog on a leash Saturday night (Murphy's walk was down the hall to the bedroom with Scott to go to bed) and they took them for a quick trot around the golf course. How I wish I could have gotten a picture of that, three precious children and their three Golden Retrievers! Andrew will take Zipper's adoption much harder than anyone. I guess it's true that every boy needs a dog. I do wish we could keep him, but I think he needs to find a home that needs him more than we do.

We're going away for the weekend and the rescue group will find a "relief" foster family for us if possible. I told them it was fine and I thought it would be good for Zipper to be with people for the weekend, rather than here with my petsitter coming and going, but I want him back on Monday!!!

I'll keep you posted with pictures this week (or at least I'll try).

Logan