The girls

Waitin' On You!

Run away! Two-headed dog!

Yeah, I'm pretty.

What's new, gnu?

Fall is just beginning to show its face around here. The creeper in the tree has turned:

But only one tree is showing signs of seasonal foliage so far:
We had two Katydid's visit us last night on our back porch. They look kinda like a grasshopper, but their wings looks exactly like a leaf.We got a fence around our back yard recently:
So that the girls would be able to play outside. Petabyte is too long to fit into the mat-bed that Tera loves:
But Tera curls in there just perfectly:Here they are being nice and both chewing on pigskin curls:
Here are the girls playing. Mike points out in the audio that Tera uses her big fluffy butt as a shield. :)

Announcing Petabyte!

We are pleased to announce our new furry family member: Petabyte!

In this photo, you see me holding Terabyte, then Tera's 1/2 sister Petabyte (the name we're going to call her) and her breeder.
Here's my sister holding Tera's sister.

Petabyte was uncertain how to climb the stairs in our house when we brought her home last night, but Terabyte showed her how to do it this morning! She's a bit shy of them still, but she can climb them on her own now. And this morning when she was about to squat in the bedroom, Petabyte responded to "NO!" and held it till we got outside. What a smart girl!!

Peta slept in the crate last night and seemed fine with it. Once we get her rhythms under control we'll let her sleep where she chooses. Everytime she moved around last night, Tera got up to investigate...don't know why I was such a light sleeper, but I woke up a zillion times.

Tera showed a bit of food aggression this morning, but Peta didn't seem to notice...she's very even tempered. I was also able to redirect her post-breakfast chewing to a rawhide toy that Tera didn't care for, instead of my sheepskin slippers. Smart girl!

Peta also licked all the food bowls CLEAN....Tera tends to leave the bits of wet food that are smeared on the sides and bottom...Peta scrubbed them up happily.

Peta is doing great learning "outside" and "inside" and "go potty".

Tera & Peta have had a nice game of chase earlier today, then took a nice nap. They aren't best buddies yet, but they aren't fighting either.

As heartbreaking as we find de-barking, I am also grudgingly grateful...Peta is a BARKER! Last night in our backyard she got started and just couldn't stop. On the other hand, today Tera has been barking a lot but I've heard very little chuffing out of Peta.

Peta is wonderful and friendly, and I think she's going to be perfectly wonderful here.