Common Mom

Last May, we had to put our first “child” Maggie down We were soooo sad, and still miss her every day.

But, last Friday, we finally found a new family member. We got to pick her from a litter of 9 pups . . . 7 female! It was tough to choose just one, but we did it - we wanted a female, so that disqualified 2 right away. Duma actually chose Dan . . . she ran up to him the minute we walked in (this was our second trip to this home to see the litter and the second time Duma pounced into Dan’s arms) and he never let her out of his site. Here’s Duma with Dan, Jason, Keira, and some of her siblings.

 

Wondering where the name Duma came from? There’s a movie called Duma. It’s about a boy and a cheetah. We were watching it and we all kind of thought it was a good name for a dog. Duma means “cheetah” in Swahili.

Anywho - the people we got Duma from were soooo nice! Duma’s mother, Mandy, is a 1 1/2 year old hunting yellow lab. Duma’s dad is a 2 year old field lab - so lots of brains in the family. The litter owners asked us to come in to the house to meet Mandy again and let Mandy see Duma one more time before we left. This gave us the perfect opportunity to rub a teddy bear on Mandy so Duma could have it in her kennel. Here’s Mandy, Duma, and Dan.

Duma was NOT fond of the car ride home, but she did great once we got here. She was a bit timid, but did enjoy herself once she started poking around the house. It’s probably the first time she’s ever felt carpet! Jason and Keira were in love with her from the first minute.

She’s such a sweet puppy. She’s very playful! It’s so funny how she’s just playing and playing then stops mid-jump and lays down to rest.

Keira would much rather have had a baby sister than a baby puppy, but she’s adjusting well. I give her 48 hours until she’s pushing Duma around in one of her doll strollers!

Duma got worn out pretty quickly from all the stress of leaving her family and figuring out a new place. Didn’t take her long to settle in and take a nap!

I had an old scrap of fleece from some blankets and hats I’d made for some friends who were having babies. It was the perfect size for Duma. Duma has already adopted it as her own.

Duma was so good and quiet the first night in her crate. She didn’t cry at all. I got up every couple of hours to take her out to go potty - she did very well! But, since she was sleeping every time I came down to get her, we decided to go every 4 hours the 2nd night. Oh MAN did her mood change night #2! She cried all - night - long. No need to set an alarm, that’s for sure! She was great during the day - she’s had a couple of accidents, but it’s been our fault for not having her in our sights constantly. We need to be 100% diligent with this potty training thing - I’m hoping in a few weeks she’ll be totally trained - wishful thinking? I guess we’ll see

At this moment she’s sleeping quietly in her crate . . . I’m hoping we’ll have a repeat of night #1 and not another night #2 . . . but I’m expecting a night #2!

Wish us luck with our new family member! We’re so excited to have her in our house . . . she’s already a total furball of fun

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