Has Maddie pooped yet today? These are the kinds of questions running through my head….! Who know one could be so consumed with dog poop and pee thoughts.

We’ve discovered Bully Sticks - the only thing Maddie will voluntarily go into and stay quietly in her crate for. She LOVES them….they are made of…..”Ingredient: Beef Pizzle” aka Bull Penis.

We’ve discovered Bully Sticks - the only thing Maddie will voluntarily go into and stay quietly in her crate for. She LOVES them….they are made of…..”Ingredient: Beef Pizzle” aka Bull Penis.

Maddie discovers her tail

She’s peed in the lobby by accident twice now…oops. Now we have to be sure to carry her in and out of the building…sorry lobby guys, extra holiday bonus this year?

I’ve left a 1 1/2 page rambling hand-scrawled, sleep-deprived note as well as 6 text messages to the new dog-player Michael (yes I’m literally paying someone to play with a puppy, how do I get that job?) - I’ve become that crazy new dog owner.

Maddie’s first night at her new home. Fitting in nicely with all her toys, but the snow and rain dirtied her bath Lorraine had sent her with.

Maddie’s first night at her new home. Fitting in nicely with all her toys, but the snow and rain dirtied her bath Lorraine had sent her with.

On the way home. She felt a bit queasy…

On the way home. She felt a bit queasy…

Our first meeting. She liked us immediately, probably because Kevin stuffed his pockets full of beef jerky he picked up at a rest stop on the way down.

Our first meeting. She liked us immediately, probably because Kevin stuffed his pockets full of beef jerky he picked up at a rest stop on the way down.