Nativity/Nora - Small Dog Makes Good

Dear Friends of Nativity/Nora,
It's been six months since her Instantaneous Godparents, Mary and Mike Pesek, so kindly assumed her care from her long-suffering Foster Parents, Kay and Robert Haight, that cold day in January in St. Paul. What a difference half-a-year makes to little Nora/Nativity.

Friday Nora and François (Frankie), the bichon frisé, and Bríghe (Bree) the bichon/cairn cross, went to Cherry Creek Dog Park for a morning of, er, "Rocky Mountain High in Colorado." For 2.5 miles she cheerfully met dogs of all sizes, sniffed horse droppings, and inhaled all the smells she could. When she returned to our little car (no Big Trucks, alas, Mike) she was one pooped puppy.

We stopped by Heavenly Dog Washery afterward, and she emerged sweet-smelling and ready for a three-hour nap (which we shared). She is quite the snuggle dog with both of us, her doggle-buds, and a few of the cats.

Nora is totally bonded to both of us, plus to her "sibs." (We are glad that she's also micro-chipped, altho she is never outside a fence unleashed.) She often came back around today while we were hiking to make sure we were present to, and totally appreciative of, Her Royal Cairnliness. Nora danced, head high and tail wagging her whole rear, as she made her way thru the dust and vegetation. Little streams were made for prancing across, but even horse droppings were not as important as Mom and Dad, (and, possibly, treats).

We're down to the "Two-or-Fewer-Pees-on-the-Floor-Weekly Plan"; a strict schedule that does all of us good. She has learned "Sit; Stay;" "Okay-Go;" "Up-up-up;" "Down-down-down;"; "Drop-it;" "Good-Dog;" "Hurry-hurry-hurry;" and "Shake" curriculum. Although she is the youngest in terms of training, she has a clear sense of mission; her jobs are to Kick Bree's Hindparts and to Alert Every Person in Our Home to Any Action on the Block (bark, growl mutter). What a hoot! We thank you all.
The photo is (left to right) Bree, Nora/Nativity, and Frankie. Do you know how hard it is to get 1.5 cairns and 1.5 bichons to sit still?

Sigrid & Richard, "parental units"