On Saturday night we had a lovely unexpected (and sadly short) visit from Rob's aunt Christina who lives in Miami. She was visiting friends in Orlando and drove over here to see us for a little bit. It was Chelsea's first time having company (other than the maintenance guy or her rescue mommy Cynthia stopping in to check up on her). She was VERY good. She let them pet her, even though she looked terrified the whole time.
She mostly kept to her self but at one point she was laying with her head on my lap, sleeping, and Christina was sitting next to her on the other side. So she was definitely relaxed even though we had company. I was very proud of her.
Charlotte did well too. Everyone was petting her and giving her lots of attention and she was loving it, which probably helped Chelsea calm down.
Chloe was the star of the show of course. Because she is so tiny and cute everyone wanted to hold her and pet her. At one point she yipped and cried like she was hurt but we realized she was warning our guests that she didn't want to be picked up anymore. She came running over to me wanting me to pick her up because she was tired of all the unfamiliar hands coming at her. But other than that, she did very well. I doubt we'll have too many problems with her being social.
Sunday morning Rob and I went to church and came home to a house full of sleeping dogs. Rob spent a little bit of time playing with Chloe who doesn't get to spend time with daddy much during the week since he is at work all day. She was loving it. She'd run around and he'd chase her and she'd run so fast she'd start to pounce around in order to move quicker. It was cute.
After about 10 minutes, Chloe wore herself out and then joined Rob on the balcony where she got a nice little belly rub and took a 1 minute "cat nap" ... or maybe she was just trying to tan her little pale belly. :)
Then after making some breakfast, Rob and I took Chelsea for a walk. She does so well on our walks and really comes out of her shell. Her tail goes up and wags around. She is really in her element when she goes outside.
Every once in a while I catch her doing something really cute. Like on Saturday when she was laying on her back sleeping, dreaming and pawing at her face...
Anyway, after our walk Rob and I thought it may be nice to take Chelsea over to the dog beach for a little early afternoon fun in the sun. We wanted to give her some one-on-one time and while we thought the dog run may be good to help socialize her, she still isn't ready to be confined in a space with other dogs. We think the beach is a good way for her to be around other dogs but not be stuck dealing with them just yet. So we drove over for a little bit and hung out with her there.
We took turns walking her up and down the beach while the other sat with our stuff. Then, Rob and I sat on the sand bar where the waves were coming in and creating a little shallow pool of water. It was half a foot of water and sitting in it watching boats go by. Chelsea was hesitant to go in, so she just walked back and forth with her tail wagging and watching us and everything else going on around us. Finally, after a few minutes of ignoring her she made her way into the little pool with us and was standing right there next to us enjoying the water. We were proud of her mini accomplishment! A few minutes later we saw a pod of dolphins swim by which was a really nice treat.
Which was followed by the big girls (Chelsea & Charlotte) cuddling up on the floor in a blanket and taking a nap together. :)
All-in-all a lovely but busy weekend.
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