I am absolutely amazed and so pleased with how Oreo and Joey are progressing. Joey hissed at her only once that first day, and now Joey will even sniff noses with her! He still isn’t quite sure and moves away a little nervously, but from a cat who would hiss and claw at the sight of dogs, this is amazing. Oreo is so perfect for getting him used to dogs. She’s so well-behaved. And she loves cats - she hates other dogs, but was raised with cats. She sniffs him with her tail wagging and gives me this pitiful look when he walks away. You should see them, it’s amazing.

Oreo, she’s so much more grey than she was when I left. She’s getting grey hairs around her eyes and the inside of her ears is all grey. Her muzzle has always been grey/white, so it’s hard to tell there. She’s slowing down, definitely, but I don’t know how much of it is because of the puppy. I mean, she eats slower now, but I have deep suspicions that is a pack-order thing - that the dominant dog eats slowly to show that she’s not afraid of anyone stealing her food. Tessa wolfs hers down in two seconds, crazy dog. But even though Oreo is slowing down, she still has spunk and energy - last night dad and I were on the couch in the living room talking, and Oreo was laying on the ground. Suddenly she rolled onto her back and started wiggling around, kicking her legs in the air and making funny noises. It was hilarious! Just a spunky moment, I guess.

Oh, and Den says Zeeke is behaving so well. He said it’s like another dog - he came home from the vet (kennel) and just laid down on his couch and chewed on a bone for a few hours. Den is really sick, so maybe Zeeke picks up on that, or maybe the time apart has Zeeke really thankful for being there - or maybe it’s because the cat and I left. Either way, we don’t expect it to be very long-lived, but I’m sure Den appreciates it right now. Good boy, Zeeke!