It's official!

You guys... thank you SO much for your sweet comments about little Winston- especially for the comments about adding an additional dog to your families! You really, really put me at ease. I just realized some of you don't have the "reply" feature active so I couldn't respond directly to your comment in email, but seriously.. I really appreciate you. Gracie is already coming around a TON and even barked at the foster mom tonight when she came over to sign paperwork! ha! I think she was saying "Hey now...you can't take this guy!" :) 

Gracie was about to bolt off the couch, but this was cute for a second. :)

I think little Winston was a little sad to see his foster mom go. He sat at the door looking out for a bit. But, then he came and laid beside me with his head on my lap. I already love this little guy. So happy he's found his home here with us. 

I had a couple friends give me tips about making sure Gracie feels like the alpha and the tips have helped immensely! It's crazy actually! It's as easy as greeting her first, putting her food down first, and giving her a treat first. Winston always steps aside and lets her go out the back door first (a sign that he already thinks she's the alpha). Doing those little things has put her at ease a lot more than she was initially. She's so demure, so it's funny that she's the alpha dog. She's even the alpha with my mom's bigger dog. Bossy little thing! ha! :) 

Finally, I believe in rescuing. I won't get on a soapbox about it, but please know you can find fantastic, healthy,  full breed dogs (if that's what you're looking for), but you might just have to be a little patient if you're looking for a specific dog. In Tulsa alone, over 7, 500 animals were euthanized last year. That's just heartbreaking. If you are ever, EVER told to meet a breeder at a parking lot/random place, be cautious the dog might be coming from a mill.  There should be no reason a reputable breeder wouldn't be okay with you seeing their home. We had a dog from a breeder when I was a little girl and he was great! He's the reason I fell in love with doggies! So I don't mean to imply that I shun reputable breeders because I definitely don't. But, please, please consider rescue if you're adopting a new furry family member. 

Here's where we found Winston! If you even read some of the many stories on the site, you'll see why I was often in tears every time I spent more than 5 minutes on their page...haha.. So many good dogs just needing some love. :) 

I'm so glad Winston found his home with us!! :)