As promised to Lauren, Don, and Lynn, here is our first Dozer (previously Tanner) update. The drive back home (all four hours of it!) went really well. He slepy pretty much the whole time, no car sickness, no accidents. We made about four stops along the way, letting him stretch his legs, etc. He went to the bathroom at every stop, we were so proud (and relieved!). I could tell Nathan was sweating bullets, dreading the interior of his car might soon be covered in Dozer's bladder contents. As soon as we got into Houston, we went and got him a collar and some dental bones. We took him to my parents' house to meet Nakita (our current dog). She was a little timid at first, clearly intimidated by his size. He just plopped down on the floor and let her sniff him all around. When we got them both back to our house, we could tell Nakita was clearly concerned about her position as the attention hog of the house. After about 3 hours or so and some dinner/yard time, they both got a LOT more comfortable with each other and started playing!!!! YAY!!!! Nakita loves to be chased and Dozer loves chasing her. This is EXACTLY what we wanted, a playmate for Nakita! We are so happy!
Tomorrow Dozer gets to make his first vet appointment to have his stitches looked at and make sure his little tail is healing properly. We also need to ask our vet about some possible allergies he might have. He has been scratching his sides nonstop since we got him to the hotel in Dallas Saturday night. :(
Overall, though, he is looking like a great match for Nakita. We couldn't be happier :) Thanks so much to all of you guys who helped with his adoption! We will make a habit of keeping you guys updated!
Caitlin & Nathan