20 June 1998 and the excitement was mounting! Much labor had gone into the fence and gate building, but the fence lacked about twenty feet of completion and The Girls were actually on their way home!! Buffy was almost 13 months old, Billie was seven weeks old.
As the car carrying the newest members of the family pulled into the drive, I looked at the four "never been around a dog before" purrbies lounging arrogantly in the living room, grinned and said, "Get ready girls, your next adventure is about to begin!"
The last of the fence was put up and The Girls were invited into their new home. For Buffy, this was the first time she was off a chain and for a few moments she just stood and looked at me. It didn't take her long to figure out that she could wander beyond the length of a chain!
Her first tour of the yard was at a slow walk, wandering all over the yard, sniffing (and marking) absolutely everything.
Well...(s) Buffy was doing all the sniffing and marking, Billie just sorta tagged along in that wobbly, unsteady gate of a young pup.
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