Howard's Homecoming

Mark, Daphne and I welcomed Mr. Howard to our home Saturday evening. We picked him up at his foster mom, Mari's house in Connecticut late Saturday afternoon and arrived home about 7 p.m. Howard was great in the car on the ride home. He's an extremely mellow boy, and slept the whole way.

When we arrived home, Daphne and our niece, Jessi were there waiting to welcome him. Our plan was to walk him around the front yard and then introduce him to Daphne again in the garage (which how we enter our house). Plans be damned, Howard was more interested in getting in the house...although can't blame him, it was freezing!!! So...I went in the house, said hello to Daphne and then brought her out to the garage to meet Howard. As she came out, there was Howard eagerly trotting up to the babygate (which we use to keep the bullies in the garage). As Daphne and Howard met face-to-face again ~ "SSslurp"-- Howard gave her a big, wet kiss just like the first time they met!

Howard then immediately proceeded, without hesitation into the house and like a hound dog on a scent, made his way through the house. He happily ran around the first floor investigating, whiffing. Daphne simply watched with reserved curiousity and then decided she wanted to go to her room (our bedroom) which is her sanctuary. Howard in the meantime headed downstairs and out the basement door to his new yard, with more to see and smell.

After a thorough run through, Howard quickly found a comfy spot on the couch with Jessi and spent the rest of the night sleeping and cuddling with her. More on the next morning to come...