🎼 Ebony & Ivory…

Marty and I have gone back and forth since Klaus died whether or not we should get another dog.

Getting another Frenchie was out of the question since a puppy is way too expensive and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to start all over again with a puppy. Puppies are a lot of work.

We decided we would stay a one-dog family.

Besides the fact that we all miss Klaus tremendously, I feel sad for Nelly that she lost her playmate., her partner in crime.

She lays around the house all day until one of us plays with her. Marty has been her playmate since Klaus died.

I am the boss and the nurturer, my hard and soft sides coming together to love another being with all my heart.

Earlier this week, our friend Gretchen tagged us on a Facebook page called Potter’s Angels, an adoption site for dogs.

While I was reading the post about a little black frenchie, Marty was already filling out the online adoption form and adding some people to use as references.

We were approved after answering a bunch of questions and sending off a few short videos and photos of our home and yard.

The agency had a lot of inquiries regarding the black frenchie so we knew we had to move fast.

Today, Nelly and I drove up to Williamstown which is near Barre, VT to meet Roxy and brought her home.

The ride home was quiet while both of the girls slept listening to a sweet jazz playlist I use when I travel with Nelly.

We don’t know much about Roxy and her brother besides they were found running on the streets of Missouri City, TX looking very thin.

They entered the shelter on 9/20/24 and came to Vermont 2 weeks ago.

Besides Roxy’s medical records telling us she’s been fixed, chipped, up to date on all her vaccinations, and on the same monthly flea, tick, and heart-worm tablet as Nelly, the rest is for us to figure out.

Roxy is still thin for her size but soon enough she will fill in a bit no doubt. We are feeding her in her crate as suggested by the foster woman Mandy.

So far we have figured out she is house broken, responds to her name and knows what the word no means and stops immediately.

She knows the commands come, stay, sit and off. Her and her brother were absolutely someone’s dogs. I can’t help but wonder what happened.

She loves playing fetch like Nelly, the big basket of stuffies and chew toys we have in our living room. Once she settled down, she likes to cuddle.

Even though she had a bath this week, she let me do a mini spa treatment on her after Nelly’s.

I wiped her fur and lady parts with wipes then cleaned her ears which she enjoyed. I’ll repeat this everyday like I do to Nelly.

They said she’s crate trained, obviously since she’s been in a cage since 9/20, but when I put her in her crate at bedtime she started to cry.

Needless to say, the four of us piled into our bed, turned the lights off, and we didn’t hear a peep out of either of them. Wow!

Nelly moves around during the night so it was hard to tell which one was snuggled up against me. Marty couldn’t tell either. 😂

This morning was an early wake up call since Marty had to go to the farmers market. Roxy amused herself with toys and Nelly cuddled with me like usual.

I can already tell that Roxy is fitting in seamlessly. Now I have two little shadows following me around the house again which I love.

When I saw them playing the way Nelly and Klaus did I almost started to cry, ok, I teared up a lot.

When we are working in the production kitchen or out, Roxy will be put in her crate until we can trust her, however, I don’t think it will take very long.

No dogs will ever replace Otto and Klausie-boy or the love we have for them. Klaus would be pleased that Nelly has another partner in crime.

This is just the next chapter in our story. It feels like our yin and yang are back in balance. Things feel right again. ☯️

My friend and mentor John Katz of http://bedlamfarmjournal says you get the right dog when you need it and he is 100% correct.

Welcome to the family Miss Roxy! 🖤