What we have learned so far....

 At the beginning of Week 2, we have learned a few things from Whitney:

1.  The food is in HERE!

2.  Miniblinds don't stand a chance
3.  This means "take me out now or you will regret it."

4.  I can jump a little higher every day.  And if you watch closely, you can see me growing!

5.  A grape can be an excellent puppy-sitter. 

6.   "No!" does not apply to TUG.  Ever.

7.  A cat can find a way to live 3 feet off the ground.  

Oh my goodness! One week later...

Wow!  When Brad told the kids and I that we had NO IDEA what we were getting ourselves into with a lab puppy, he wasn't kidding!  A few days ago I was wondering if we accidentally got a tasmanian devil rather than a dog!  She loves to chase Ralph, drag rugs around, and chew on anything that moves, including feet!

But when you give her a cat treat, she isn't quite sure what to do:

She has a blonde ring around her tail

She looks bigger already!

Thank goodness, she's sleeping.

Hmmm, maybe not.

We got her!

We were on the road at 8 a.m., headed to Crockett to pick up Whitney Pearl.   Erin was a little excited.

Whitney's littermates had already gone to their new homes, so she was pretty excited to have someone to play with.

She made herself right at home and even let Ralph get pretty close to her before chasing him.  Lucky for Ralph, Whitney is not as fast as he is and she's pretty clumsy, so he gets away with no problem.

She was not happy that she had to be on a leash to be introduced to Ralph.

Ralph finally got close enough to sniff her.

The good news: she goes to the door and sits when she needs to go out.  She also sits on command!!

The bad news:  those teeth are like razors.  I think we'll be trying to teach her that body parts are not meant to be chewed for a while!

Somehow, some way we wore her out well enough that she didn't cry at all the first night.  Tried to duplicate that today, but we'll see!

T minus 24 hours....

In 24 hours we will have our new puppy, Whitney Pearl, home with us.  I'm not really sure what to think. There's plenty of excitement to go around, that's for sure!  I'm a bit nervous, actually.  I want Whitney and  Ralph to get along famously, but I know that will take time.  Ralph isn't sure what to think either!!  :)

Everything on this planet is a toy to this kitty, so I'm sure Whitney will be no different (eventually).

Here are the most recent photos we received from the kennel where Whitney is:

WHAT A DOLLFACE!  

A grand adventure awaits!  Stay tuned...