River was one of these relocated dogs. She was living in Oklahoma but that's all we know about her.
Yesterday, River was loaded into a transport vehicle to make the ride from Oklahoma to Minneapolis. It was stressful for her but she made it.
When we picked her up from the office at about 6:30 last night she had not only been on the road all day but she was vetted (evaluated by the vet, micro chipped...). She was so shy when we got there we didn't even take her out of her crate.
She road in her crate, in the back seat with Heidi but she never looked at Heidi, just kept her head down in the corner.
When we got home and opened her crate door in the backyard she jumped right out and went exploring. Within 10 minutes we knew she was ready to meet Cupcake. They sniffed and then went their separate ways.
After about 30 minutes I was able to bring them both in the house and feed River dinner. She spent the rest of the night checking out toys, putting the ones she liked into her crate for later, hanging out with us on the couch, finding the water, and checking out Peter.
She slept in her crate like a champ, no crying or scratching at all!
She seems to know that she should not go potty in the house and is trying to figure out how to ask to go outside since she isn't a barker.
And she really enjoyed her dinner and breakfast.
As I type this, we are about 17 hours into her stay with us and all is well. I think she will be playing with Cupcake in no time and I look forward to taking her for her first walk this evening!
Here is a little video of her meeting Peter for the first time. This is the best intro to Peter we have ever had!!
Oh! And she knows her name is River and she seems to know "Here" so I am looking forward to figuring out what else she knows.
If you love River as much as we do she will be available for adoption via Secondhand Hounds later this week.
Can't wait to meet you, River!
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