Dog Days

So yes for those wondering the dog is home and cuddling next to me on the recliner but I can't help but wonder what she is thinking. 
She went from living at the shelter in her first months to living with an older couple who let her on all the furniture, slept with her and fed her all the same food they ate.  They were a good couple for her and treated her well but in a sad sweet way I know that they were temporary parents to our family dog.  Unfortunately her adoptive mom got brain cancer and could no longer take care of her needs or the dogs. So...back to the shelter for about 2 weeks with a bunch of barking dogs, a cold pen by herself, lots of visitors in and out and on a diet!!!

We pick her up about 2 minutes before someone else wanted to adopt her and bring her home to a 1 year old and a 3 year old that cannot CONTROL THE VOLUME OF THEIR VOICES!!  She is eating just dog food  but pacing the table at every meal.  She sleeps in her kennel even though she attempts to jump on the bed (but her legs are so short) and when she gets up there she is told to get down. Life has got to be hard when you are 8lbs and a shrimp and even the baby seems like a giant to you!!

However, in 6 days she has gone from shaking and unsure about the kids to being so excited every morning that her entire butt is shaking when she sees them.  They are gentle and cuddly and Callie has spoken her first word since she met this dog.  She leans to kiss the dog and when the dog kisses her she stands up and says, "YUCK!"

The name issue may have been confusing for her.  Originally Poppy at the shelter, then Baby with her adoptive parents then back to Poppy at the shelter who knew how naming her would go.  Well I can tell you this, Poppy is the kids Grandpa so...needless to say we nixed that.  It took 2 full days. Jon wanted Killer, I wanted Tyrannosaurus Lex and Henry wakes up Sat morning and says, "I wanna name her Oggie, Oggie the Doggie, and so Oggie was named.

Here we are, dog owners of almost a week and I wonder, I just wonder what is going on in her little dog brain.