Day 1: 3/29/08
Picked up SP’s Silhouette from the kennel. She is a beautiful, black, 2-year-old who is beginning her new life. If only she knew how lucky she is. She tested cat workable and small dog workable. We have 5 cats and 2 male greyhounds in our home. Here we go.
Got her home and did the introduction to our 2 hounds in the yard with muzzles on. All went very well. Only a little “snarkiness” but things quickly settled down. Some of the neighborhood children accosted us in the yard and gave her hugs and kisses, which she readily accepted. She seems to be very friendly with new people.
Since Silhouette’s name is so long, one of the girls offered her aunt’s name as a good short-name: “Sil” and Sil seems to like it.
Brought her inside (had to carry her up the front steps). After letting her explore the house under our watchful gaze we brought the boys up from the basement and let all 3 hounds run the house together. All are getting along perfectly. Sil has seen 3 out of 5 cats and has minimal/no interest. She gave them an inquisitive sniff and moved onto the next new thing. Excellent. Sil does not like the stairs and will need work on them, as to be expected.
Crated Sil and the boys, and went to get a bite to eat. During dinner a thunderstorm rolled in, so we got back home. She was in her crate and showed no ill effect from the thunderstorm. Sil had her first meal and is a very good eater. She eats as a reasonable pace and is not fussy. Took her out to potty and she did her business. Back inside she now has run of the house without her muzzle, but we still keep an eye on her whereabouts.
Still no interest in the cats. She and the boys have fallen in like they have always lived together. I think Dewey (one of our males) has a crush on her.
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