I wanted to thank you so much for letting Martha come to live with Hoover and me.  She has been a treat from the minute she walked in the door.  She chews every flap of skin Hoover has and when she stops he bops her with his
nose to get her started again.  I've noticed that when they are in the yard Hoover will turn and look for her if she isn't behind him and for me that's as good a sign as any that she's his completely.  

My compliments to Gaetan - her housetraining is amazing!  She's very good on her recall but the bottom line is that she follows Hoover everywhere anyway!  We will keep working on her commands though because I know how important those are.  As a bonus -she's good with carrots, melon and apple as treats and since those are all that Hoover can have because of his allergies it helps that I don't have to line up special treats for Martha.

Meanwhile, here's a pic of Hoover and Martha's first evening together.  What a great start huh?

Update April '10 ...

Just a quick update on my girl Martha!  She's passed her first level of obedience class and is still going strong.  This little girl (now 11 months old) can jump straight up from a standing position and lick the cheek of a six foot man.  You'll see in the picture that she sits beautifully with her graduation medal around her neck - but when you ask her to sit she'll back up until she feels carpet under her back feet before she sits!  She is all energy, all personality and full of love!!! 

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