Sienna

Good morning, Virginia! Well, for starters we did decide to rename her Loki (low-kee)! We've recently found out though that Loki is the Greek God of Mischief, so... haha. She hasn't poked her nose into too much, but she's also slowly showing her layers as the days pass, so who knows what today will bring! The first day, Loki layed around the house and hung around Stephen most of the time. They really must have formed a solid bond from thier first meeting because she has attached herself to his side and become his shadow!! It's very sweet to watch and Stephen just adores hers. I'll catch him slipping her an extra treat every now and again and have to remind him we do have two dogs! Haha. As far as Peanut goes, she is doing so much better with Loki than expected. Stephen and I have been doing a walk in the morning and a walk in the evening everyday with both Peanut & Loki and I definitely think it is helping both of them adjust to one another. Peanut still likes her space and will show her teeth if Loki gets too close to her face, but each time has gone without incident and while some of it is due to us correcting Peanut right away, I think Loki understands and is smart enough to know when to walk away. It's definitely going to be an everyday job, but we know it will be worth it 110%... it truly already is. The only thing that has us feeling a little sad is that we can tell Loki just wants to play with Peanut... she wants to run the yard with her and wrestle and just be a puppy, but I think Peanut is a little uneasy about her size and hasn't quite got to the comfort level of being able to romp around yet. Ha! We do try our best to fill in as a play mate and run the yard with Loki playing chase and between the two daily walks and the running around we are both SO SORE. Haha. Hopefully one day down the road, we'll be able to adopt one more dog about Loki's size so she can have a play mate because Peanut's kind of a Lone Ranger. After six years of being the only dog, she has mastered playing by herself and keeping herself entertained! Maybe that will change? We did notice through the weekend that she had a few coughing bouts and found on her papers that she did have kennel cough. They said she'd been treated in July, so maybe she's just now getting over it? Her energy is still there, she's DEFINITELY STILL EATING, and as the days passed she coughed less and less. We'll moniter it, but I think she'll be fine! All in all, Loki is just a complete and total joy to have around. She keeps us ono our toes and has made us more active than we normally are which we're both coming to enjoy as well. Stephen and I just cannot imagine our family without her! Thanks for checking in on us and as soon as I can, I'll snap some photos and send them over! Karah