Potato chips, huh?

Thanks everyone. We feel blessed to have her. We know it might not be 100% smooth sailing, but she is absolutely worth the work.

Thank you so much. The first night was good. The growling between her and Pierre is getting infrequent. She seems to be acknowledging his dominance for the time being. She shows typical signs of a subordinate: eyes averted, turning away when directly approached. Part of the misunderstanding in the beginning could have stemmed from her size. She is 25 lbs and 17" at the shoulder, while Pierre is 11" at the shoulder and just clears 8 lbs. While not buddies, they are more friendly so far. Duncan still shakes if she gets too close. He just needs to acclimate to her and realize she means no harm. She is happy and has a snuggle buddy with DH.

 

I think I can pretty much conclude this post.

Abbie as a name is sticking pretty well. I'll add her to my signature in a week (because we could possibly change our minds, still). The working name at the moment is "Abigail Jubilee." The Jubilee part is because we hope to put joy n her life and know what a joy she is to us already.

Duncan stopped shaking around her! He's feeling much better after his surgeries. Also, Pierre is warming up to her quickly.

DH took her to the vet today. He thinks that she is 100% Sheltie, not a mix. Also, she has a yeast infection on her skin (you can even smell it) - probably from the poor nutrition from her original situation. Judy said it had gotten much better in her time with her. We also got a medicated shampoo and some fish oil stuff for her food. She has also tried to counter surf a few times. A stern "off" lets her know to stay away, but we need to be really careful. Everything went really well.