Daphne

Our beautiful girl has not been the same since her brother, Harley died this past August. Initially, we thought that she was really handling the loss better than Mark and I, but as time has passed, we see that she does miss having a companion. We also realized that we are not a single dog household.

The void left by Harley's passing is huge. While no dog can ever replace our spectacular boy, we have room in our hearts and home for a new dog (Howard) to help fill that space, bring us joy and help our girl find her purpose again.

Daphne and Howard met last Saturday at Howard's foster mom, Mari's house. When Howard came out to the yard to meet her, he walked up and immediately kissed her sweet face. Daphne, not expecting such a greeting, pulled back ~ a little surprised by such affection. Her brother, Harley, was rarely, if ever, affectionate with her. Howard, of course, proceeded with the usual doggie greeting of sticking his nose in her bum. Daphne simply looked back at him and walked away. She had a look that said "excuse me, do I know you?" After that, she simply sat at my feet and watched Howard and Ilsa.

Our little girl is a homebody like her mom. Being in a strange place after a long ride was a little overwhelming. So when we went inside Mari's house, Daphne had a quick look around and then plopped down in the hallway away from the action of Howard and Ilsa. In the end, despite her shyness, she met Howard face to face before we were leaving. Mari said that it was if Howard was saying "so what'd ya think?" We think she thought, hey he's okay.

We look forward to seeing how they are together when Howard arrives here this weekend. I think she will find new enthusiasm through Howards boundless, yet sweet energy. Hopefully, Howard will also appreciate our girl's sweet and gentle nature.

We will continue to share their progress together.