Christy and Pitusa, safe and sound

Christy and Pitusa landed in North Carolina last week and are being fostered by Rebecca until they are adopted. These girls have got it made now! Here's the email I got from Rebecca this morning:

"They are doing great. Pitusa immediately made herself at home, Christy had to warm to it a bit. When I brought them in the house for the first time, Pitusa immediately started exploring but Christy hung back for a while. Eventually both wandered enough to discover the cats. Now they act like they have always been there. Both of them are really sweet and seem to be very happy. They got out of the kennel yesterday (we have fixed the escape route) but came straight to the front door. One thing about the rescue dogs - they know when they have got it made. If only I could get some of their gratitude to rub off on my dogs!

I've got them set up where they have the barn and a kennel to themselves, but there is a fenced yard right next to them where my roommate's two males live during the day and they seem to get along. I'll probably introduce them into that yard over the coming weekend. They did okay with my older female in the house, but Daisy gets ignored by all the other dogs. They can see Joe's female through a glass door when they are inside and, so far, there hasn' t been much of a reaction - just some half-hearted growls. Hopefully, I'll soon be able to get them together and get Pitusa over her other-female thing. My other female is an Irish Setter and, typical of the breed, she is crazy, so I generally don't associate the rescues with my bigger dogs. Except Roland, the gentle giant and he gets along well with females - they think he is handsome.

I'll likely wait a month or so before I post them for adoption. I like to allow them time to get comfortable with all the changes before they move again. Plus, we just enjoy so much getting to know them and I think it helps me to find the perfect match. I'll evaluate then whether they really need to stay together. As you know, when I rescue them, they have a home for as long as it takes to find a suitable new home. And they are always welcome back, no matter the reason.

Olga is coming to spend the weekend with us while her mom goes to see her "other children". I really enjoy having the former rescues come visit."