The Buddy System

Maddie has a cd with some pretty odd songs on it, one is the Buddy System.  It talks about how two is better than one.  And what to do when you get separated from your parents in a store and so on.  Well on 5/5 of this year we adopted a landshark.  For my non-greyhound readers that is a greyhound puppy. They are called landsharks because they are absolutely crazy.  Maddie kept telling us her new dogs name would be Ginger.  So when we started our search for dogs we concentrated on red, hypoallergenic dogs.  We even filled out and application and wrote a check for a labradoodle (I never mailed it in)...  I caught wind that our greyhound group had a couple puppies.  I was emailed pictures and I showed them to Maddie and there you have it the little black pup was Ginger.  I am so glad she got to see this process and we spoke about adopting over buying.  She understood that these dogs do not have homes, Mommys or Daddys or even beds...We probably should have toned their needs down a bit since how she wants them all.

Here is a picture of Ginger about a week after we got her.  She is super sweet and a true landshark.  She will chew anything, chairs, walls, labels you name it she will chew it.

Shortly after getting Ginger well actually before I signed the paperwork for her Maddie wanted a second, why not TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE.. we knew we would add a second we just wanted to get Ginger acclimated to our home a bit more.  Well that did last long because Ginger was having some major anxiety issues.  So we borrowed a friends foster.  "Zales" Now Zoie, is a great addition to our family.  Maddie is already talking about her third however Two is good for us.  On stormy nights there isnt much room in our bed once all our "girls" are in......

Here is Zoie on her favorite spot Our Bed!!!