New Puppy: Tape Delay

On Thursday morning Pete and I zipped out to the shelter ostensibly to drop off an application for adoption and some old towels. They always need old towels.  The lovely young woman working the front desk glanced over our app and explained the smart way/hacks to be ready for what they call "The Love Train" which is a good thing and what we were planning to do on Jan 26. The pre approved app was part of that process. She paused for a moment and asked "Does it have to be a Shepard? Are you willing to consider other breeds? I replied that PUPPY was the most important detail. She described a pup they were calling "Crostini". She had a laundry list of problems. We shrugged and said sure we can meet her. We walked back and decided we did want to pet her. So we got a "family visiting room" and in just 15 minutes fell in love.  What a gorgeous little soul. So happy and affectionate. She is just a baby. (baby moose-- but baby just the same). We texted vids and pics to the Fam and everybody was thumbs up.

She was picked up as a stray in Ypsi. She came in malnourished, about 8-10 pounds underweight. She came in with "diffuse demodectic mange" which has her very nearly bald and crusty AF.  Her skin looks like dried gray clay. Her feet were bleeding from frost bite (remember how cold it was three-four weeks ago? *shudder*) She was in rough shape.

She is ours now. We promptly settled on Keiki (Hawaiin for "child". It is pronounced CAKEy) and have swapped her off the grain heavy puppy chow to Merrick's Backcountry Puppy chow with 30% protein. She eats like she is starving. Then she burps. I hope that slows down soon.  Gulping food is not wise. She has two antibiotics, special shampoo,  big ol' anti oxidant Vitamin E's, the anti parasitic meds. OI. Happily, she takes them all like she knows how much she needs them.  She sleeps all night in the crate. She is doing extremely well with the housebreaking. The cats have decided to move back upstairs. She is great on a leash. She came a with a scrunchy toy dragon we are calling Crocostimpy. She is teething and has demolished a bully stick and a goat hoof already. There are tennis balls everywhere. I am pleased.