Hector´s first few days...

Our beautiful rescue dog from Greece arrived on Tuesday at 3am!!! The first few hours are covered on the home page.

HIS FIRST DAY was such fun, he explored the house and the garden with us it must have been mind boggling, he had never seen so many things that we don´t even think of, carpet, Sofas (which he is enjoying immensely I might add!), radio, TV´s etc and in his case he hadn´t even seen grass! He even got to go up and meet my horses which he was unfazed by! We just couldn´t believe how lucky we were to have this amazing, beautiful dog, he certainly has bought something special to our lives and for that he will be eternally loved.

Day 2... meeting the cat for the first time... nothing really came of it, he sniffed and she hissed.. she has been avoiding him since poor thing... there no doubt will be more to happen here soon so watch this space!!! Still she still get´s mummy and daddy at bedtime and is on her favourite diet of prawns because I´m feeling guilty! His favourite thing is cuddles... on 2 legs!!! He is constantly up on his hind legs coming in for a cuddle, its adorable! He is exploring the garden much more and starting to sniff around but still scared to mark his territory anywhere! We spent time chasing around the garden with him and he was running back and forth to us as we called him... pretty impressive stuff for day 2.... very proud mummy! He is not yet sure what to do with some of his toys and doesn´t understand the concept of chasing a ball... I think he just has fun watching us make fools out of ourselves! We went in our pool today and he wasn´t quite sure what to do but I am sure in no time he will be in there swimming with us, you can see he is dying to try it! The evening was spent all three of us cuddled up on the sofa... perfect end to a perfect day!

Today... Day 3... Hubby had to go back to work in London so it was just the 2 of us. We went for our first walk in the forest, which he loved. I have a very long lead and just before it ever got to the end he would be running back to catch up with me.
When we got back though he was missing daddy a little bit and wouldn´t eat much. We went out in the garden several times and today is finally getting the concept of chasing the ball.... after watching me do it like an idot several times!!! Now he loves it and runs around like a greyhound... there will be no hope for the bunnies if he sets his sight on one! Oh and finally he marked his territory in the garden! Later my friend came around with a 2 of her dogs and we introduced them one at a time... at first he was really timid and not sure what to do and kept coming back to me but once he started to play it was wonderful... Tail wagging furiously in the air as they all ran around and chased each other, it was so lovely to watch.
I was supposed to do alot of work today but I seem to have been constantly running downstairs just for a minute and coming back about 40mins later!
Tonight he has dined on minced beef, rice and sausage... well I couldn´t have him go hungry could I?! Now I am trying to get some work done and the cat has gone and plonked herself right in the middle of all my paper work... hense this very long blog!

I have probably bored you senseless but to the rare few who may still be reading (and found some enjoyment) I will continue with my blogs... so watch this space for the Hector saga as my gorgeous clumsy puppy starts to mould me into the mummy he wants me to be!