My letter from when I'm newly-adopted

Hi Melissa, Hi Scott,

 I am settling down really well.. I helped foster mom hang out the washing today, when I see's

anyone walking across the yards I stand stock still a little way in front of her as if to say.. 'no further pal... these are my people'. I accompany her off lead very well. though did have a minor discretion when I saw one of Johnnies cats and decided to chase him up a tree.. I was not trying to catch him just lumbered after him enjoying making him run lol ... When I heard foster mom's voice I slunk back to her very apologetically tho not before diverting to Johnnies porch and gulping down some cat food!! ( Hey a girl has to eat !! I leave Spookie cat alone at home.. we sniff each other and he lets me sniff him all over before he walks away... if I try to barge thru a door he is sitting next to he hisses which freaks me as I think he has an air leak! So I turn tail and go back to the armchair lol

 Mom say I have a funny trick of blocking her if I do not want her to go somewhere... if I am on her left hand side I curl round her left leg and sticks my right leg out to block her so then she automatically go to her right and so I do it from the right using my left leg.. all the time I am pulling a' silly stroke me face' and tail wagging energetically. I also use this trick if we are walking across grass and I can see foster mom is rather 'wobby'_ I quickly use my body to guide her back to shorter grass where there is less chance of her falling. Foster Mom says I am a very clever girl which makes me smile and feel good.

 When I greet my people in the morning there is nothing I like more than to be given a bear hug.. I loves the feel of their arms around me giving me a hug and pat.

One thing Mom and Dad have noticed is I do not like people approaching Foster Dad in his chair even in the house.. I growl at them to say 'no nearer' ... though let foster Mom walk right up and hug him without a murmur .... Last night SHE sat on the floor in MY place by his side and I gave her plenty of disapproving glares and then moved myself to other side of room and flopped down in a sulk- huffing noisily....They said that it had to be done to teach me that I does not own him or the favorite place to sit... I did forgive her though eventually lol They have adopted the trick of, when their friends come into the house they throw me a doggy treat from the bag by the door so I associate them coming in with something nice.If no treat is thrown I know I need to be on my guard and watch them closely.

 Foster Mom says I am a complete 'Daddys Girl' I absolutely adores Franklin.. he can rest his feet on me and I lap it up... the pictures of me by our car was me rushing to greet him when he came home from work and the pictures by side of house with the air conditioning unit was me insisting on helping him fix the water outlet hose for their washing machine.. I have to be in the middle of it ! the other pic of me with Foster Dad bending over me was me walking up to him tail wagging like mad and a silly grin on my face !

 I am mom's shadow during the day time but daddy's s girl at night time lol If he goes to bed early I go with him, he gets up early and I follow him everywhere until mom gets up then I take her back to bed and look after her for daddy.

 Foster Mom says I am an absolute delight , so full of love.. its a joy working with me and getting to know me.they.can only guess whats happened to me in the past.... one thing I do not like is a lot of people round us .. makes me very nervous so they wonder if I was mistreated by a gang... however they will never know so are just working with me helping me overcome this problem so I can enjoy life to the full. As you can tell they absolutely adore me!. Mom just looked down as felt warmth on her lap and have Bears head one side and mine the other resting on her lap for a stroke... she says a moment like this is.priceless !

 Goodnight for now guys,
 Best WIshes and waggles