Luna Maya's First Week in the States

It's been almost one week to the hour that Luna has been a U.S. Canine! I thought I'd provide some pictures and stories about her first week!

Monday 11/30 - flew home from México and drove an hour and a half from Boston to home (Vernon, CT). She was great in the car. Slept like a baby! She slept in her hand-me-down crate. She fussed a bit when we first put her in there but Bronson groaned really loud a few times and she quieted down. It was very funny. It was like he was telling her off.

Tuesday 12/1 - I worked from home so was able to spend all day with her. We got up early, went for hike in the woods. You could tell she was almost overwhelmed by her freedom to run and all the new scents and sites must have been a bit of sensory overload for her. She stuck very close to my side. Here are some pictures from that day:

This stream runs through our backyard. We have acres and acres of woods along our property for the dogs to run!

Watching big brother Bronson flip stones in the water - his favorite past time. She can't quite figure out why it is so interesting!

Never getting too far from me!

On Tuesday, I was also able to bring her to our vet. He was very impressed by her overall health given how her life started on the streets (thank you Andy & Jen). Other than coccidia (an intestinal parasite that causes diarrhea - which we knew about already), she got a clean bill of health! Nothing else showed up on her fecal tests, she received a Lyme disease shot, a dose of round worm medication (just in case), another de-worming application (just in case), and Dr. Grace said her heart sounded strong. We are continuing her medication for the coccidia for a full 14 days.

Our daily hikes in the woods continued as the week went on. I have tried to get them out for an off leash run at least twice a day. My goal is to tire everyone out!! Tired dogs = happy dogs = well behaved dogs! Just like Cesar Millan says -- getting the negative energy out! Every day we saw signs of confidence building in Luna. She'd venture a little further from me and run with her big brothers a little more. Her favorite game is to chase Bronson when I throw him a ball and run back with him -- jumping at his ears like that cartoon ...remember? "Hey Spike, Hey Spike!"

Here are some more pictures to share:

Believe it or no, I do vacuum this rug - it's our home office and the only rug in the house - you can see why!

She loves Bronson!

Although, he's not quite in love with her!

He does love her tiny pink Kong toy!