A tuckered out Shadow sleeps under our coffee table.
It still seems surreal, but after 27 years of hoping and several months of uncertainty, I am finally the adoptive mother of a beautiful Labrador puppy.
My husband Chris and I picked up Shadow this afternoon from Blue Diamond Breeding, a New Hampshire company run by a wonderful couple who put us at ease after a fairly traumatic experience elsewhere.
It didn't take long for Shadow to warm right back up to us (see last week's post about our first meeting), to sink into our arms, and to curl sweetly into my lap in the back seat of the car.
Having heard stories about puppies crying the entire way home from the breeder, we were prepared for a miserable car trip. At first, getting him inside of the carrier seemed like an impossible task, but Chris had the brilliant idea of removing the top portion so it could act as a bed but not seem confining. It worked like a charm, and Shadow spent the next four hours sleeping half in my lap, half in the carrier bottom. And he was a perfect angel.
We couldn't have asked for a more well-behaved puppy on the ride home.
He's been a quiet fellow so far, and has spent the night sleeping, playing, exploring his new home and trying to figure out exactly what is going on. I'll expand on our first days together soon, but tonight the focus has got to be on Shadow.
In the meantime, here are some more pics :)
Shadow bonds with Chris in his new home.
"Leon" the lion meets his playmate.
Soon after arriving home, Shadow curls up to ponder his new role and family.
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