@friendofeeyore Fingers crossed that Arnold gets into the program. We will keep him in our heart that he can get the best treatment possible. And thank you, we are so excited to start our camping season with the puppy!!
It was a looong drive. Heading to St. Louis area wasn't too bad, we left the house about 6:30, had to stop in Charles Town, WV to pick up our friend and then we were on our way! Thanks to some local information from
@Teamubr we chose to take I70-I68-I79-I64 which allowed us to avoid the tolls on I70 and a big road closure in the great STL area.
We made great time and go there to meet the puppies about 7:30 that evening. We got to spend some time with them and they were sooo adorable as puppies always are.
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We backtracked about 15 miles from the breeder where we found a good hotel to stay at. We got some appetizers and a couple drinks after we checked in and a long day in the truck. The next morning we picked the puppies up from the breeder and spent another 12 hours driving home. Melissa and Lisa took care of the puppies and they did great. Having not spent much time in the cold winter outside grass and cold made them nervous. Though they did use the puppy pads we packed so at least that way the could go as they needed.
The trip was just long it felt like going home took 10x longer then getting there. And we finally made it back to WV by 11pm that night. We let Ellie and Maggie her littler mate meet the entire pin pack of my bug, plus Lisa's 3 other pins. We spent about 40 minutes letting them aquaint before we had to get going.
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There was a lot less barking then we thought and TONS of sniffing before the puppies wanted to run and play! We then took bug and ellie home so we could finally get them settled and rest. Bug seemed indifferent to the puppy at first, but once home was zooming around with the puppy. We let them run for a good hour and then bug was ready for bed and we took ellie up in her little crate. She did ok for half the night then started crying in the crate. Being that it was keeping me up, I waited for her to be quiet for a moment and then let her out to potty. I fell back asleep with her in the bed and she just tucked up like a good pin and stayed there all night. If she continues to be good and wake us when it's potty time, she might just get away with no crate at night. Otherwise, we do crate her during the day and have a walker coming mid day for her as well.
Monday we have off so the dog walker came to meet miss Ellie and Bug. And then we spent most of the day together. Bug may be ok with the puppy, but there is a little jealousy to be seen.
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I am waiting to hear how the first walking goes and can't wait to get home to our pups tonight.