Happy ANAversary!

One week ago, Ana joined our family. Yeah!

Things have been going well. Yesterday, Ledcat and I tried some exposure time on our own. We were a little nervous because Ana just plowed right between Deus and Xander. Everyone was all about the treat. Just a little sniffing going on.

To make things more interesting, Simon the cat decided he wanted some treats so we were using all four limbs each to try and keep some order in the crowd. No one got eated so that's a victory in my book.

I put Deus outside and we had Xander on a loose leash in the kitchen with Ana. He followed her around, but just seemed curious. She sat down and allowed him to snuffle her ear and then her tail. That was good.

Tonight, I fed them as usual right beside each other with a gate in between. Deus and Ana both ate their dinners and then lay down sniffing each other through the gate. Ana actually laid on her side and gave a big sigh. Xander followed me around as I prepared dinner (salad with baked chicken).

We were going to try another round of introductions, but PennDOT got in the way. They are actually tearing up the road the runs adjacent to our street so there is a lot of loud noise and such making everyone nervous. So Ledcat took the boys outside while she cut the grass and Ana helped me do laundry and the dishes. She's not very good at either. Well, she's afraid of the basement where the laundry is so that's a strike.

Last night was my turn to sleep with Ana. She's very clingy at night which is going to get old very quickly when the humidity kicks in .. yikes! I woke up at 6ish and put her outside. I'm really glad we got our "need an escort right to the exact spot in the grass" dog in the late spring. And very hopeful we can convince her to make the leap off the deck on her own by winter.

Last night, we also took Ana to have ice cream with her Grandma and Grandpap. They had been warned about her anxiety and were very appropriate with her. She wouldn't sit in their laps, but she did allow to pet her without shivering in return. She wasn't interested in ice cream. It was a nice visit and will be a good intro for our actual visit to their house this coming weekend.

Ana is good in the car. She curls up in the back seat and doesn't move. If you put her in the front seat, she wants in your lap.

I was thinking about Mona tonight. She would hate all this noise and would probably bark a lot at the big machine that looks like a Brontosaurus. I worry about the outside kitties. And my route to work. What cha gonna do?