Focht Family Blog

Although Nathan will never believe me, today I went to Petco just to pet some dogs. I had absolutely no intention of bringing one home. We drove over to look at what dogs were up for adoption. While we were there, Nathan’s mom decided to adopt a little Golden puppy named Popeye. This is a biggie for her because she doesn’t usually like dogs. In the crate next to Popeye was a little 5 month old border collie mix named Tinkerbell. She was extremely quiet and calm and soft and sweet and since Nathan was concerned with getting a dog that would end up chewing on something in the RV, she looked like a good candidate for us.

So, although Nathan is still worried if we made the right choice, he let me get her. We bought her a collapsible crate that we can put her in when we need to go out and she is already crate trained. We brought her home and I gave her a warm bath outside before bringing her in. She is so quiet all she has done so far is lay down on the bed Nathan got her. She is a bit skittish but I am hoping she will get some confidence as she learns that she is with us for good. Here are a couple of pictures of her on her bed…