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Zoya and me

Hi,

Long time, no bark! Zoya and I have been getting to know each other. She's pretty nice but she gets scared really easy. We get along very well because, as you can see from the picture of me in her crate and her in my crate, I let her think she's in charge. Mom calls her a "cairn princess".

Christmas was kind of quiet. Mom has to go out of town and can't take us with her so a nice lady named Sherina comes and takes care of us. She used to help take care of me when I lived at the SSPCA before Mom took me home. I really like Sherina so if Mom can't be with me, I feel safe with Sherina.

Zoya still doesn't trust Mom even though Mom really loves her. Both Tiki and I know Mom would never do anything to harm us but Zoya doesn't trust humans because she was treated really bad where she used to live. I really feel bad for both Zoya and Mom.

Zoya and I got some new toys and treats around christmas time - I got a "sock monkey" that squeeks, a pink hippo that also squeeks and some neat cookies. I think Mom felt guilty about leaving us since we really don't need any new toys.

Time to go to bed - later

Fred

My new friend Zoya

On Saturday instead of going to obedience training, Mom and I took a long drive. Mom packed a lot of stuff in the jeep so I knew we were going to stay over somewhere. What I didn't know was we were going to go get my new friend Zoya in a place called Oregon.

Zoya comes from something called a puppy mill. It sounds like an absolutely horrible place--the dogs are treated really bad, they are never allowed to play or have fun or get treats. Zoya jumps at every little noise and movement. She's terrified of people, including Mom. I keep trying to show her that Mom is OK but I guess she'll just have to figure that out for herself. For now, I'll just give Mom some extra love until Zoya realizes she's in a good place.

Zoya is not afraid of me or our cat Tiki. As a matter of fact, Zoya seems to want to know the Tiki better but of course, Tiki is playing hard to get. Cats can be so silly, can't they?

Mom will be putting Zoya on dogster as soon as she gets some good pictures.

My New Friend

Hi,

Me again. Mom and I are getting excited. We're driving to somewhere called Oregon this weekend to pick up our new friend Zoya. This is a long trip for me--I hope I can behave! Mom says we'll stop every so often so I don't think it will be too bad. Mom's friend Jan is coming with us. I like Jan - she lets me do whatever I want!

Zoya sounds like she really needs a friend. I hope I can be that friend! She comes from somthing called a puppy mill. It sounds like an awful place. She needs me to teach her how to be a dog and how nice humans can be.

Later

Fred