We arrived at Penny's home (I hope I have the name right) to meet Laura. We all liked her right off! She is a very beautiful girl. Her fur is a lighter color and she has the sweetest brown eyes! She's 2 years old and probably full grown, I would assume. She is so soft! So we said, "YES". How could we not?! They have I believe 4 other Golden Retrievers and one, Heidi, is due to have puppies on Tuesday. The poor girl - her belly was sooo big! I bet she will have some really cute puppies.
Lady Laura did amazing on the long car ride home! She was a little excited at first and every time we stopped she thought she need to get in the drivers seat (guess she was gonna drive). She attempted to sit on my lap a few times - but soon realized she was more comfortable right between the kids! I think Brier was petting her the whole way home!
We stopped to see Stonehenge - however Lady Laura could not go into the area, so I stayed out in the dog walk area with her and she attempted to say hello to every person she could! So if anyone were to ever break into our home - I am afraid she would only lick them to death...but who knows - hopefully neither ever happen.
However, there were several dirt bikes playing in a mud whole near by and I don't think she liked that. She started to whine a little - so she and I went back to the car and she watched impatiently for David and the kids to return. After that we tried to get her to eat or drink a little before getting back in the car, but she chose not to. Which may have been a good thing - because thankfully she did not get car sick at all, we weren't sure how she would do for that long a drive.
So home bound we were! We stopped about 3o minutes from home, at MacDonalds and the kids got some fries (chips). Amazingly enough, she did not even attempt to steal one! I was so impressed!
Since we've been home, she has been checking the place out like crazy and following very closely on David's heels. She checked out the rear garden (yard), she has wondered in and out of every room (several times), and she's not too crazy about the stairs yet! She is currently laying in here by me on the floor...she & I, were going to be great pals! I am so excited to have a companion to go walking with me!
Tomorrow, David and I are going to take a trip to the Pet store and get some toys, a bed, and food dishes and things - we want her to feel at home and be nice and comfy. Plus, we want the kids to be able to play fetch with her and so on. I believe she & I will go to obidence school somewhere, to continue training her. She is fully house trained, but she does like to jump up on you (for hugs...which I don't mind) but I don't want her knocking company down with her big hugs! She seems to listen very well - so I don't think further training will be too difficult. The question is where and how much? haha
Thankfully, we had recieved money for Christmas and we were able to use that money to purchase Lady Laura. We are all very happy with her! She is such a loving girl! We can't wait to show her off to friends and family - so here are a few of her first pictures.
Oh and the reason we call her "Lady Laura" is because well we'd rather call her Lady - so we're trying this to see if she will adjust to the new name and soon answer to Lady. Right now - she's not answering to either name, she just follows one of us every where we go. She has decided to take a break and lay on my floor for a moment.
Anyway - meet Lady Laura!
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