You may remember me talking about the "Nauticals" - a family group of dogs from the Tachet Reserve? All 27 of them came in from the first ones on January 22nd - 4 puppies to the majority on April 2nd , a couple more a week later and then Bonnie Lassie’s litter April 14th to a couple more last month - some hideaways!!
It is to be expected that some would be adopted to families in the same neighborhood or close by. Bonnie Lassie and Buccanneer - brother and sister were both adopted to the English Bay area of Vancouver -  and they will get together next week for a "playdate" Rosalita and Oro as they are now called will meet again. I am so hoping for pictures!! both new "moms" would like to meet with the rest of the siblings so I am emailing the rest of the adoptees and hoping for a "Nautical Reunion" A Turtle Gardens Reunion will be planned for very soon as well - if I can ever bring numbers down so Dave can "look after" the zoo while I am away. 20 puppies is way too much for him to handle alone!!

And now our TG update"

Hi Yvette,
Now that we’re past the two week mark, I thought you’d enjoy an
update on Bonnie Lassie. First off, I’ve changed her name to Rosalita
(or Rosie or Rosalie) which seems to suit both her delicate features
and her vibrant personality. She took to it almost instantly
(although that is probably because it sounds enough like Bonnie). She
is a dream. I can’t tell you how many people stop me and tell me what
a pretty dog she is (or that she looks like a fox), and ask what
breed she is. On Friday she must have decided she’s settled in
because for the first time she didn’t bark when I left her at home.
Now that she knows the neighborhood (and with a bit of work on my
part) she isn’t pulling on the leash so much at all. She’s getting
lots of exercise on the seawall and is very ecumenical in her
greeting of dogs big and small (you can tell she’s not from the big
city, with how open she is). We’ve gone to a couple off-leash beaches
– Sunset and Kits — where a couple of times she’s found a dog as
enthusiastic about a game of tag as she is. Today, she couldn’t
convince a black lab to play chase so she obliged her with a game of
digging in the sand. Her appetite is healthy now, she has her second
round of shots and the rabies vaccine, is on the heartworm/worm/flea
treatment , and she’s registered with the City (I know - the lady you saw sent me an email about how pretty and nice a dog she is - she has done several homevisits for TG!!). I think she’s happy,
and I’m certainly happy with her. In another week, I’ll get in touch
with Yuriko and we’ll see what excitement happens when the siblings
meet here.

Lisa

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