Meet Meg!

This is Meg! She is the newest member of our family. Meg and Luke (the darker dog in the water) came to visit us on Wednesday for our first day of boot camp. Today Meg was able to come home with us. Hope and Meg are on umbilical cord training for the next week. They are tied to each other 24 hrs a day. This part is the hardest for me. I am not able to look at, talk to or really touch the dog while they are bonding. No one is. Hope and Meg have to learn to become one. It so hard to see such sweet puppy dog eyes and not pay attention; especially when Hope seems to think that Meg should be psychic! Hope is starting to give some strong demands but still lacks the needed enthusiasm to get Meg excited to work. Hopefully it will come soon! Meg is a vary calm and gentle dog. She turned 2 years old a couple of days ago. We will continue to make slow and steady progress until they become a well oiled machine.
I forgot how expensive this is to start! I was given some gift cards in the past and I was able to have most everything I needed. Some equipment can't be bought until you have a dog though. I spent a nice chunk of change at PetSmart the other day on food, treats, an easy walk harness, etc. I will be spending a lot more at the vet to start up a wellness program and just bought some boots for the hot pavement. I still have to invest in an expensive harness so that Hope can use Meg to walk instead of her walker or arm crutches. Power Paws was kind enough to let us borrow one of theirs to get Meg and Hope use to the big contraption. It is so worth it, just very draining!
Tomorrow we will do our first outing at Tempe Marketplace. Next week is full of doctor appointments, vet appointment, outings and my walking final. I have a quiz every night after boot camp based on our lectures and the final at the end. I will keep you updated on Meg and Hope over the next week and attempt to get some videos on here.
Hope's Botox is pretty well worn off. She has tightened up so quickly. Her knees are bright red again from smacking them together while walking. We see Dr. Shafron next Friday before the walking final. He will be so excited to see Meg! He knows that we have been waiting for a dog. I feel we have met the end of the road for any doctor options to help Hope. Good thing I have such amazing therapists in the house! Just wish there was more I could do for her. It breaks my heart every time she falls and tries hard to do something that her body won't let her.
I am meeting with Hope's school later this month to see if returning to the physical school is a good option. There are many pros and cons for both schools. The mornings without her would be nice for me to study; however, I would not see my daughter anymore! Therapies and Hab workers would have to shift to afternoons and she would be someone that just lives in the same house as me. Time will tell!
My school is good but crazy! Less than a month before the end of first semester. It has flow by! We are all busy preparing for finals and praying we can pass A&P. Can't wait for my week off! The class is headed for another fun night out together next weekend. It is so great that our class gets along so well and we all encourage and help each other out as much as possible. There are some amazing people in my second family!
I'm sure there's more, but I have to get back to work! LOTS to do! Thank you everyone for your continued support and prayers!