Kami and Pinky

Kami and Pinky, they were great for each other when they were together. I've never had two white shepherds at once. Amazingly, neither of them were insane. Kami got adopted today to a couple that met her last weekend. It's a great home with prior experience adopting rescue shepherds.

I walked out to the parking lot with them as they left. Kami was reluctant to jump into the back of their vehicle. It was higher than mine, but that wasn't the problem. She just wasn't sure she was supposed to. I went over and motioned for her to jump in and she had no problem with the vertical distance once she knew that was where she was to go. She sat nicely in the back as they drove away, unsure where she was heading of course, but Kami has never been lacking in confidence. They sent a picture of meeting their other dog when they got home and I'm sure she's well on her way to bonding.

Pinky came back home with me, but it was a wonderful first experience for her. This is a dog who had lived in a shit-filled pen in rural Virginia,  and before that on a chain. She had no reason to trust anyone, especially men, but she was wonderful with absolutely everyone today. She was a bit nervous starting out, but she had never been in a store, in a shopping center, in a suburban area. She handled it all beautifully and impressed everyone she met.

Pinky and Kami were friends and playmates, and they look very similar, but Pinky is actually the calmer of the two. She's a bit older (3-4 ish?) and that probably accounts for that. It was an excellent first public outing for her.

I also took Della along today, though obviously not for adoption purposes. She was acting a bit "off" yesterday evening and again this morning and I was concerned about leaving her home alone all day. She was still eating and drinking, running the fence line with the shepherds, and harassing Max, all of her normal repertoire, but still she wasn't acting quite normal. She got me up at 2:00 a.m. but didn't want or need to go outside. She curled up in a tight ball in the corner of one of the big dog beds after a short run outside this morning. Nothing really abnormal, but still not quite Della. I think she was just moping about because I didn't take her out yesterday or do anything special with her. She seems just fine back home this evening.

I also wanted to see how she'd be in a public place with other dogs around. She was great with all the people. She loves to be adored and she's very adorable. She barked at all the dogs. Her bark was heard throughout the store and quite possibly in the adjacent stores. On the plus side, I had no trouble handling her on the Gentle Leader.