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That day
came and my new mum and dad arrived at noon on Friday
2nd-January-2004.
They made a fuss of me and my other litter mates, dad
kept taking photos and playing with us.
My breeder Anne explained to my mum "Bunny"
about the food I was eating and the amounts to feed me
and gave mum my diet sheet and that I had been wormed on
Christmas day.
Soon it
was time to leave and say goodbye to my brothers and
other Lhasa puppies from a litter that were born a week
after me.
My mum was
sad to see me leave, here she is in the middle of some of the
other Lhasa Apso adults I had been been
brought up with, they are in the kitchen.
The wire gate is to stop us older puppies entering the
kitchen and bothering our adults.
Bunny picked me up and very carefully wrapped me inside
her coat and carried me out to this funny looking box they
called a car, I had never been in one of these things
before.
It
was very cold outside, but the box was warm, dad jumped
in carrying my bag of food that Anne had prepared for
me, this would last me a week.
My dad started the car and we moved off, I was very
apprehensive, in fact I was very scared, even although my
mum was stroking and talking to me all the way.
Twenty minutes later we arrived at my new home, but before
I could go in, I had to meet their other dog Daisy on
neutral territory.
Mum and dad
were a bit apprehensive about me meeting Daisy as she was in
heat and introduced
the two of us in the back garden. I was pleased to see
another Lhasa and Daisy took to me in an instant. Once I
had done my toilet my dad praised me calling me good
boy.
Then as I
was entering Daisy's territory, I was carried into the
house first, while mum took Daisy a walk and they arrived a short while
later.
It was nice to see some toys.
Daisy
followed me everywhere as I started to explore my new
surroundings, we entered into the kitchen where Bunny was
making tea.
Mmmmmm I could do with a drink and a munch too. Daisy had
a drink from her bowl of water and I joined her. I
followed my dad and mum into the living room, where
they sank down on the sofa with two cups of tea and some
biscuits.
They just ignored me until they had drank their tea. Then
called me to follow them both into the kitchen. My dad drew two bowls from a cupboard and filled one with fresh
water whilst mum filled the other with dog food, which
they both set down on the floor.
I really was pleased, as
it was the same brand of food my breeder gave me, which I
wolfed up.
Guess my new owners were trying to tell me something, they
feed first and me last.
Once I had finished my meal dad took me into the garden
again and said that toilet word to me, praising me once
again when I did something.
Every hour I was taken out into the garden.
Now it was
time to check out the sleeping quarters, guess I was
sleeping with Daisy, just as I had shared with my brothers
and sister. But no, dad went upstairs and brought down
this new playpen, which he set up at the side of the TV so
that I could see everyone in the room.
Most people set this up in the kitchen, but ours is too
small and narrow.
Mum and dad helped me to explore the
playpen. They did not force me to go in, just opened
the door, each had a look inside. So I thought I would
have a look myself, very comfortable with a vet blanket
on the floor and a bed at one end with lots of toys. Of
course I knew what a playpen was, as Anne my breeder had a
few of these.
However I kept
returning to Daisy's bed as I had never slept on my own before.
Daisy did not seem to mind but dad did, he placed my tartan bed
next to Daisy's, but I liked the big bed.
Not to let me get the better of him, he produced a big doggie
cushion and placed me in, this was warm and comfortable.
Daisy
told me this was my day bed. Soon I fell sound asleep.
During the
day I had lots of visitors come to see me, including my
mum and dad's son Kenny and his wife Sharon, they made
a right fuss of me.
I had loads of play sessions all through the day and now
it was time for my last meal.
After I had been at the toilet my
dad decided that it was time for bed.
I thought we would all
cuddle up together, but no, my mum wrapped a warm
hot water bottle in a blanket and put it in my bed
inside my playpen along with another piece of blanket my
breeder Anne had given them.
This was cut from the one I
used with my brothers and sister, as it had all our
smells on it.
Mum lifted me into the bed and put some
newspapers down at the other end and removed my soft
toys, leaving me with safe rubber ones.
Daisy was in her own bed and dad lay on the couch to be near me all night, but when he put out the light I felt very lonely without my
brothers and sister and cried for an hour. Then started
to whimper for a little while, come and cuddle me I
was saying, I feel so lonely, Daisy kept coming over but
no one else, even
although I was crying myself to sleep.
What will happen
to me tomorrow.
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Safe Driving All the Best Regards Robbie 
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