Ashley says, "I want that one, Mommy." She's my Daisy.

Well, she kept her name – Daisy! She is sweet and so smart and a good climber. She was in and out her first day and her in was mostly the laundry room where the other 2 dogs sleep. That evening, Bryon left to feed the cows and I took the girls back for their bath. I noticed the bark was getting louder. I opened the bathroom door and there she sat. She found us! She wasn’t even given the usual tour either. She came in to help finish bath and my girls were loving it.
As of now, she only climbs the gate when Bryon is not home and Ashley always tells me it’s okay, t hat she will get her and she does. She isn’t very graceful in carrying Daisy and Daisy allows it – they run around the kitchen island too – it’s hilarious.

Throughout this first day, Bryon & I gave Ashley 101 different names and she turned them all down and insisted on Daisy for her name. That leads us to day 2 in the afternoon. Ashley spontaneously comes up to me to tell me she is going to call her puppy “Marissa”! I gently explained it was too late and besides, Allie can already say Daisy or at least something similar to it. Both enjoy telling Daisy “no, no, no”. Daisy has taken some heat off of Allie – Ashley has to divide her bossing around time between the two of them now. Ashley will also tell you Daisy nips and when she does, you are to tell her “no” and tap her on the nose. Allie is still jealous if Bryon holds Daisy, she gets really mad.

I’m getting tongue tied and now my girls may be called Daisy at any given time and well, Daisy is also often called Allie by mistake. Some how though, we are all figuring it out.

Bryon walked the field to gather the cows and she joined him and that is a far walk for a girl her size but she did it and thankfully, did not roll in any pies along the way. Whew.
We think she is very smart. Leary of the cows the first day and then, well, right w/ you if you go out to their pasture or stands at alert if the other 2 dogs are barking at them. She still stays close to the humans, keeping us in sight.

Daisy is really trying to make up w/ our cat and he will have no part in it. He hisses, growls and tries to claw her – he hasn’t given her a chance to be different from the other 2 who are quite mean to him and enjoy chasing him and then laughing (I think.)

Anyway, she is a joy and we are all managing well together.

Gail