He's Here!!

Some scenes from Sammy's first day chez Feldman and as you can see, he's a keeper!! He arrived right on time at Newark International airport, none the worse for the trip and slept all the way home (through lots of traffic) in the car. The bottom picture is of him and Caroline, my daughter, bonding en route.

He seems to fit right in, albeit having attached himself indelibly to Caroline. He follows her everywhere and then sits at her feet at flops down. We gave him a bath in the kitchen sink--a Feldman ritual for new arrivals--and he loved it so much we couldn't get him out. He actually lay down in the water and loved having his head rinsed.

As for the other two--well, things are a bit unsettled but Phoebe is being the better of the two because Sammy comes with puppy treats--her favorite food. So whenever he does something great, we give her one too and so far, this is all fine and well with her. Amos is a bit more skiddish and there has been a lot of barking at nothing in particular, but I think all will be well. The dogs need to work it out for themselves which they will do in due time.

In the meantime, he is a bundle of love and 40lbs. (not 30 as promised) with absolutely enormous feet and he won us over in a matter of minutes. There is truly nothing like a puppy on a beautiful spring day....

Ask me again when it rains and he digs up my garden, but for now, we're enjoying the honeymoon!