The First Week with Lucie

We have survived our first week with 3 dogs. Zoe has been a real trooper. Although, sometimes when she looks at me I get that feeling she is thinking, I can't believe that you brought another dog into my house.

Addie has been in heaven. It is clear that Lucie and Addie were meant to be together.

Addie watches over Lucie and checks on her while she is sleeping. They play together constantly and Addie has been dealing well with the ulta sharp puppy teeth that seem to always find her tail.

 Addie has been teaching Lucie lots of valuable skills. Like how to shred napkins and play in the water bowl.

Lucie received a surprise welcome gift from our good friends Winston and Clementine!

Thank you soooo much dear friends for your thoughtful generosity! Lucie had so much fun opening her first box. All of the toys and treats were just perfect for her. Addie has already claimed the rope toy for herself. Lucie doesn't mind sharing.

 

At Lucie's first vet appointment on January 2 she weighted 10 pounds. I have to say we were a little surprised when our vet said, you know, if you would have asked me what breed of dog this is I would have told you Border Collie/Chow Chow. My husband and I were shocked. Our vet said this because of the shape of her head and her short fat legs. Even though the people that we got her from state that she is Border Collie/Great Pyrenees, doubt has been cast in our minds. So, we chose to complete a DNA test called the Wisdom Panel. It was simple enough to do. I purchased the testing kit online, took it to my vet for the blood test, and mailed it to the company. It will take about two weeks for the results. Regardless of what breed she truly is, we love her the way she is. She was meant to be in our lives. We will post the results once we receive them.

 

During her first week with us, Lucie gained 3 pounds and I can already see that she is growing fast. She will start puppy class in two weeks at Family Pet Care. Today she climbed up her first flight of steps. We did not expect that at all and will make sure the gate is up so she doesn't get hurt. Her little pink tummy is starting to show her Border Collie spots.

We learned this week that Addie will swallow a whole piece of rawhide just so Lucie can't have it. I believe the puppy excitement may be starting to wear off of Addie just a little bit. Addie lured Lucie outside when she was playing this morning and then left her out there by herself. She then peed in our bed. Ok Addie, we get the picture. Addie did go to doggie daycare on Friday where she got to play with all of her friends, but we will make sure to spend special time just with Addie. 

I have a ton of pictures and videos to go through to share with everyone, but it seems there is just not enough time in the day now. My husband was sick last week and know I am sick so it is taking me some time to get around to all of our blogging friends. We hope you understand why we have not been around much. Once we are all well and have our routine down, it will be business as usual.