Day One

Oh, boy! What a day I have had and since I am only 3.5 pounds and have been awake for (at least) 7 hours without a nap, it's like a grown person being awake for - like - 2 weeks. You can only imagine how tired I am but you cannot (cannot!) imagine how excited I am to be in my new home.

I'm about to try to take a nap, but before I do, I want to let you know what today has been like for me. It started last night when I was scooped up along with another two puppies and we went through the night into a new place where I was able to get some rest before the big day. We got to stay in a special little room that was fun to sleep in and a good place to play but my friends barked a lot and it was hard to sleep: the barking plus my nervousness plus a new place to sleep made a different kind of sleeping, but after a while, I was able to fall asleep. Then, I was woken up and got a nice bath, which is always a good way to start a day but especially today; I wanted to look my best for my new mama!

We waited and waited and soon my mama was there! I remember what she smelled like and so when she came in I was so happy to see her again. I'm still trying to figure out the whole "barking" thing so I could not yell to her that I was glad that she was there, but I wagged my tail more than I ever have and I could not wait to spend time with her again.

 

Which is what we did. After I said goodbye to the other puppies, my mama carried me out the door and it felt so good that she was holding me. She took me to a place with lots of sand and water and she was going to let me run around and I would have done it for her but she did not want me to get sand in my newly-cleaned paws and so she just held me and we smelled the water (nice but a little bit fishy) and then we were off to my new home.

But, not just yet. My mama wanted me to meet some of my new relatives, so we drove to meet my Auntie Bonnie and my Uncle Chet and I got out of the car and got to stretch my little legs for a bit. The drive was only about half an hour and it was good to snuggle with my mama the whole time but it was also good to move my legs a little. I got a some water but was not really thirsty since today was a little overwhelming and in addition to learning more about the smell of my mama, I had to be in a place that was moving and that was kind of fun and not scary. Not too scary. Anyway, we walked around that house for a little while and I smelled some smells and was happy to have all these new things today. Then, we headed off to my new home.

But, not just yet. Again! This time, my mama brought me to a place where they had something special for me and I did not understand what all the pieces were but it reminded me of the little room that I had last night. Pieces of something came with us as we headed off to my new home.

And, this time, for real! The trip was quiet and I was quiet and it was nice to just relax after the night that I had been through and even though I was nervous about where we were going, I knew that my mama had a good plan for me and so I didn't shake at all because I am trying to be a big boy. We kept moving and she was talking to the driver and then before I knew it, we stopped and I got to get carried by my mama into my new home.

It is great, just great! There is so much room here and there are beds that my auntie/sisters used to use and there is good smells and there's a carpet and a place for me to have my food (the same yummy food that I had with my birthmother and friends) and I loved it from the moment my little paws stepped in.

Mama made me the little room that I hoped I'd have and I have a little bed and some todays and a place to sleep in it and that will be fun when I'm tired.

 

But, before long, she took me for a carry/walk to learn my neighborhood. It seems great. The carry part was fun because it was my mama and the walk part was good because I like to walk. I'm a good walker and got to show my mama how well I can do that. We found a little park and I sniffed around a lot. I don't know if this is going to be my usual route for my walks; I get the feeling that it's a "special" walk for a special day. Still, I liked it and when we were coming back home, I was so happy that I ran a little bit and wagged my tail more than a little bit.

I'm so happy to be here.

But, I'm also really sleepy. I know I will sleep well tonight, but I thought I might get a little nap in before it's nighttime, and so I am about to fall asleep on the couch in the room that has my new little room in it.

I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Arf, Grr, Yip,

Zippy