The girls have been here almost a week and it is clear that they are enjoying their new life.  They start the day at about 4:30 ready to play. Of course this wakes all of the other dogs up so we have become very early risers.  I am trying not to think of all of the years it has taken me to teach my dogs to sleep in that has now been undone.

The girls play rough and rowdy but when playtime is over they are still best friends. After all, they are sisters.

After play time they have breakfast.  I sit in a lawn chair with a bowl on each side of the chair. This helps with getting them more comfortable with me and also keeps them from steeling the other’s food (one is much thinner than the other). After observing them eat during the first few days I could see that one of the dogs was driving the other from her food.

                             Kiara and Iko

On their third day here I knew they were really wanting to be part of the family as I watched them take their first tentative steps inside the door.  This was a very exciting moment. 

In the last entry I promised that the new names for the girls would be reveled.  My husband and I decided that it was time to stop calling them red collar and green collar.  The smaller of the two will be Kiara, which is an Irish name meaning little and dark.The larger will be called Tavie, a Scottish name meaning Twin. Even though they both look very much alike it is easy to tell them apart.  Tavie is larger and has a splash of white on her shoulder. 

Tavie and Kiara have made friends with the other fosters here and found a big brother in one of my older dogs, Iko.

The girls have made great progress and we are excited to see what changes will occur over the next few weeks.  We will patiently continue our efforts to win their trust.  The important thing right now is that they are safe and happy.