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Related: About this forumShadowTails * Her History with Democratic Underground * Chapter 6 * New home, new farm.
We thought playing Jolly Ball with Shadow might help her acclimate to her new home.
It did.



Shadow saw a Robin one day and chased it. Never even got close.

We bought Shadow a real honest-to-goodness dog bed. She loves it.


Turned out, though, she liked our bed as well. And still does.


She adapted the porch ramp for sunbathing.

Her large yard gave good rolling-around ground.

She found a fellow who likes to give belly rubs.

One day we took a short walk in the woods.


On our way home Shadow met her neighbor dog Freya.


A delivery driver brought us a package and bonded with Shadow.
Right away Shadow took a cookie.

And then skritches.


From then on Shadow's been glad to take deliveries.
In her new home Shadow was (and is) a happy girl.

And every once in a while she gets a Good Girl Bone.

* * * *
Shadow watched a sunset with me recently.

Thank You for dropping by. See you next Friday.
Grim Chieftain
(2,156 posts)Always smiling. You and your family have given Shadow a wonderful life, George. She is so lucky to have you.
Thanks for the wonderful pictures. Looking forward to next Friday.
George McGovern
(13,144 posts)Polly Hennessey
(9,003 posts)What a life and that includes a blue jolly ball.
George McGovern
(13,144 posts)I'm also pleased you included a jolly ball in her quality of life.
Years ago, back at the old farm, a rider gave Shadow her first Jolly Ball. The rider's horse didn't want it. Well that red Jolly Ball quickly became Shadow's favorite thing in the world.


In fact she liked it so much she chewed the heck out of it, to where we had to get her a new one. Blue this time.

In time she chewed through the handle of that one, so now she's on her third. So far it's holding up, and she treasures it as much as all of them.

MIButterfly
(3,285 posts)Ah, the life of Shadow told in pictures. Great story this week, George McGovern. Shadow has settled in very nicely and made herself right at home. She makes friends with everybody. Although I like all the photos, I think Happy Shadow is my favorite. Thanks for posting.
George McGovern
(13,144 posts)Thank You!
wendyb-NC
(4,742 posts)Very good, thanks for sharing this special photo journal with us on DU.