Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Bring Him Home

Monday we brought our boy home for good! We enlisted the help of our good friend and doggie auntie Amanda McKenna to sit in the backseat with the pup. After stopping by the Chik-fil-A for breakfast (Amanda had never been, can you imagine??!!) we headed out to the Northeast.

Upon our arrival, we got an extensive debriefing about all things greyhound from Bobbie, the wonderful adoption counselor. Then we loaded Hyde into the car and after a quick stop at Petsmart and then another run into Chik-fil-A for milkshakes (SHUT UP, we know we have a problem!) we brought him home!


Chillin' in the backseat with Auntie Amanda-- he drooled the whole way. Poor Amanda had doggie drool in places she never thought possible. ("Oh, man! That one went down my cleavage!!")

Once home, he took a little while to sniff everything and settle in, but quickly made himself at home:


Don't get up for me, lazy bones!

We have introduced him to a bunch of people and dogs, and he is remarkably responsive. He is super-chill: the yappiest dog, the fastest cat, the smallest baby gets a sniff and then he's not interested any more. We're very lucky that he is so responsive and calm.

Right now we are working on the "heel" command and basic house manners, like not jumping up on counters and leaving mommy alone when she's eating. But Hyde is very sweet and eager to please, so I am confident that he will learn the rules fast.




We are so happy to welcome Hyde into our home. A huge thank you to Amanda for all of her help on Monday morning.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

love the new doggy! can't wait to meet him :)

Caitlin

mandamck said...

Twas my pleasure! I had so much fun with you guys and the new fella in your lives! He's super grand, and an up and coming triathlete!