A NEW ADDITION.....

Well, folks.....I am back, having taken the month of December off from blogging....well, it IS a holiday month.....well, I AM retired...anyway, it's good to be back.

As the title says, Pam and Ali and I brought a new addition to the Cameron Family about a month ago.....here she is

.......with her "mum".   "Chica" as we named her, is a 10 pound Shih-Tzu that we adopted from the Grand Companions Humane Society in Fort Davis, TX.   She came to Grand Companions by way of a shelter in Pecos, TX....which picked her up off the streets. The Veterinarian reckons she is 2 to 3 years old....so we are saying she was 3 on December 4, the day we picked her up.

Before adopting Chica, who was given the temporary name "Boodles" by the shelter, we took Ali to the shelter so the two could meet.  While Chica wanted to play, Ali satisfied her curiosity via a few sniffs and then was rather ambivalent about the whole thing.   As you can see here, they do pretty well together.   So now we have a 100 pound dog and a dog with a 100 pound attitude!!  (If you look closely, you can see Chica's little "bull dog like" underbite....cute).

Another test for Chica before we made our commitment involved barking....little dogs can be "yappers"...and we did NOT want one of those...so we took her home on a trial basis.  While she does bark and yap on occasion, it is almost always "for a good reason" and not just for the sake of doing it.  So we are happy to report the trial period is over and Chica is now Chica Cameron!

Chica is not so laid back as Ali.. but is any dog for that matter?? As a young, small dog she is energetic and wants to play much of the time....something that is totally foreign to Ali, who prefers to take the Pyrenees approach to life....the occasional walk, lots of sniffing and naps....lots of naps.  Despite the differences, they get along just fine.  Ali seems to have almost become a "surrogate" mom to Chica.

Don't let this cute little bundle fool you....when not napping she is usually playing with her toys and / or on the go like a wind-up toy.  She could easily keep up with the "energizer bunny".

A mid afternoon treat keeps everybody happy.   At Chica's feet you can see her Kong ....where you can put in small amounts of food with a bit of peanut butter, and she will play with that for an hour at least... and occasionally enjoy the reward that pops out.

At the end of a long day, it is time to take a nap with Mom.  She seems happy to be a Cameron, don't you think!   Stay tuned for more blogs soon....many of which will surely involve Miss Chica.