Friday, May 30, 2008

Doggie Daycare

The dogs have been pretty good about Zoe. Our mellow girl Maggie just likes to look at her and lays outside the nursery whenever I am feeding Zoe. We often need to sheild Zoe from Boston's (the big rambunctious dog) huge wagging tail as he runs past her when she's in the swing or sitting in her little rocking chair. He also likes to lick her feet and smell her diaper...I guess those things are harmless enough - though kind of weird! The first time we brought Zoe home and she cried, Boston would bark and Maggie would whine, but they soon got used to it. Overall, they really don't pay that much attention to her, though I think the dogs know she is special. When she was only a few weeks old, she was sleeping in her bassinet and everyone else was in the living room. We heard a really weird cry and I ran to the room. The dogs ran with me and we found Zoe literally choking on her spit up. We were all very freaked out so it took a while for us to realize that the animals knew right away that something was wrong - before we did. The had heard her cry a million times and never cared until that moment when she needed help. It's nice to know we've got some extra help in the baby protection department!

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