The new puppy

To begin with, we didn't know we were going to be Beulie's puppyraisers. We received a telephone call one day from Canine Companions for Independence saying that they were in need of a foster family. The littermate had gone to her puppyraiser and this poor loner was going to have to spend an entire weekend alone in a kennel. Oh, how sad - and we fell for it.



Beulie was just eight weeks old. She was born on December 17, 2006, and now it was the following March. We intended to make the most of the short time we expected to have her.

Here's her very first day with us.... You have to admit they don't come any cuter!


A few days later I took her to our weekly doggie play group where several dogs from CCI played regularly. Beulie jumped right in with her first stick and first group tussle -- and loved it!


Our own dogs were delighted to have a new frisky playmate although Brix, the oldest and only male, was quite protective.



Notice how much Beulie grew in that first week!




Steve, in the meantime, just kept holding her.