Critters

Tucker and Sheba Relaxing

It is a rare sight indeed to see these two at a standstill. Since we introduced Sheba into our household a few weeks ago, she has been a whirling dervish along with Tucker, who has been eager to play her little games.

We were in the office watching TV when I noticed these two laying in formation on the cool tile floor after almost continuous romping around elsewhere in the house. I took this photo while they were still laying down but shortly afterwards, they were up and at it again.

Sheba is the first actual puppy we have adopted since Bear and Moon were puppies in Torrance many years ago. And, even then, the two shepherd/lab mix puppies were quite docile compared to the animation of these two when they are going at it.

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Here’s a short (20 second) video of Tucker (age 6 yrs. 11 lbs.) and Sheba (age 3 mos. 6 lbs.) horsing around in the great room:

Sheba — Maltese Chihuahua Mix

We’re now officially in Foster-to-adopt status for this little one. “Bathsheba,” named after the Biblical character – David’s Wife and Solomon’s mother – Sheba for short. She is a Maltese/Chihuahua mix and is just under three months old.

We brought her home today and she is getting used to her new digs and our other dog Tucker. We think she will adapt well, judging from her first reactions to the new environment. She is learning well and seems to be happy.

She will need a lot of patience and TLC over the next few weeks and months, since she is newly experiencing almost everything: house, people, other dog, the desert outside and myriad new things for her.

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