Andie arrives at the Noon's

It was a rainy foggy night when Annette arrived with Andie.  She brought him in the house, gave us a pep talk, and was on her way.  Annette is such a funny lady...she had tons of stories and I know we could  become fast friends!  I could tell that she loves working with the CARE network. 

After Annette walked out the door Andie looked out the window as if to say, woahhh wait just a minute, you forgot me!!  I felt sorry for the poor little guy.  My daughter went crazy over him, he did not chase our cats, and our dog seemed OK with the visitor.  So far so good.

Carrie Beth and I went to a school activity about 10 minutes after Andie arrived.  On the way she starts to cry and ask, "can we keep him?"  Uh, no you promised you would not cry when he goes to his real home.  She told me she was not crying but her eyes just were full of water.  OK, Carrie Beth but remember this is supposed to be fun.  When we returned home both dogs were in the bedroom with Fred watching TV.  Andie was laying on Kai's $50 orthopeidic doggie bed and Kai was in our bed.  Kai refuses to sleep on his doggie bed so I was happy that Andie was enjoying it.

Our whole family slept in the master bedroom on Friday night.  The kids were super excited about Andie's arrival.  Andie slept on the dog bed.  We got up about 100 times to take pups outside for potty breaks.  Nothing exciting to report which is a good thing.

I was very busy on Saturday but Fred and the kids were home most of the day with the exceptation of a couple of hours.  Kai is crate trained and we found out that Andie is not particulary fond of her "house" aka crate.  But with a treat and a lot of coxing he will go in.  Kai on the other hand loves her house and will rest in there by choice.  No accidents or issues while in their house!  We use the house to protect our house while we are gone :) 

On Saturday, I got an email from Rhonda laying out simple care directions to meet the needs of Andie.

Nicole,
How was the first night with Andie? Thank you so much for fostering him...Poor
baby is thin and I am sure a little scared.
  
The name of our vet is Roxboro Animal Hospital-vet records are under Chances
Angel Rescue- Andie. He has been vaccinated for rabies, bordetella, and
distemper/parvo, he weighs 38 lbs.
 
When feeding him, he should get about 1.5 cups 3 times a day for 2-3 days and
then increase his amount to 2.5 cups 3 times a day. We have to gradually build
him up b/c he is so thin and if he overeats right now, it could cause him to
throw the food up.
 
I may call you today just to talk for a bit..let me know when a good time is. If
you need to reach me for any reason, my home # is 555-555-555 and my cell is
555-555-555. Please let me know if you need anything for Andie. We do our best
to great care of our foster pets.
Rhonda 

Rhonda,

So far so good with Andie!  He is doing well.   As he is getting comfortable in our house he is becoming slightly possessive of the food.  Normal I am sure.  Tomorrow I am going to change the feeding schedule and follow the guidelines that you suggest.  Then, every dog will eat at the same time & the food will be removed.  Nothing to be possessive of if there is plenty to go around:)  I am going to do his bath tomorrow or Monday depending on the weather.

Last night, the whole family slept in the master bedroom.  Kids and Andie on the
floor, parents & family dog in the bed.  Cats were removed for their safety and
ours :) I did not want to wake up to a disaster...cats were not impressed with
their removal as they complained outside the bedroom door on and off through the
night.  When I woke up the Alpha Cat Cream Puff was sleeping in our room too. 
Surely, he slipped in as we were taking out the dogs during the night. 

Andie is going to be a great family dog.  He does not chase the cats which has
been a huge blessing for my nerves!  Cream Puff acts like he is the boss of all
the animals and I really think he is.  That just cracks me up!

Pictures to follow soon.  

Call anytime. 

Nicole and family