meet Lupa

 I hinted that today was going to be a special day and it is :-) Those of you who know me well already guessed it was a puppy :-) Lupa (Italian for she-wolf) is a 13 week old miniature schnauzer. She’s scruffy and spunky and cute as a button.

We picked her up at noon, braving freezing rain and snow - a new puppy is about the only thing that will get me out in this weather! She sat on my lap for the drive home, barely wiggling, only looking out the window. She was brave with no cringing or fear even though we’d just ripped her away from everything that she knows. Poor wee thing!

Meeting Adia was a bit hair raising through no fault of Adia’s. Carm took Lupa into the little puppy pen that we have set up in the living room and then I released the Kraken. Lupa barked and growled - Adia backed off and was clearly afraid. Once Lupa quieted down a bit we set her free - there has been the odd bark and growl - she seems like she’ll be territorial… but I think she’s getting used to Adia. They aren’t friends by any means but I think that will happen quickly.

I should mention again that Adia is being the best she can be, which today is awesome :-)

Socialising with other dogs is a big MUST.

She figured out how to use Spike’s old small dog bed as a step to get onto the dog’s loveseat. It took her about a minute to work it out. I was worried about getting a not so bright dog, instead we got one that’s too smart for us 🤪

Honestly, I wasn’t sure if we were ready for a new dog but we’ve both been in the doldrums since Spike left us so we had to do something. My big fear this time of year is the black dog and with losing Spike on top of covid and winter I had to pull out the ‘what to do if feeling depressed’ book and flip to the most extreme actions!

Awesome!

“our Subaru driven by my honey”

“getting home safely”

“Lupa being a brave little puppy”

“puppy settling into her crate for a nap”

“puppy at my feet”

“Adia being an excellent dog”

“We might miss the sign or we may be unable to read the expression, but it is almost a contradiction in terms to say that a dog feels something but does not show it. What a dog feels, a dog shows, and, conversely, what a dog shows, a dog actually does feel.”

― Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson