Daughter and Doger

Now that we have a new (well, almost 6 week old!) love in our life, I should share how things are going with our new love and our first "child," Harper.

When we first brought Orelia home from the hospital, Harper noticed her right away.  She wanted to sniff her for hours on end (probably to figure out what in the world she was).  Once O started making noise, especially of the crying sort, Harper became even more interested in this new member of the family.

Particularly in the beginning, but even still to this day, she gets upset when O cries.  She used to cry (whine) right along with O and essentially plead with us to get the crying to stop.  "Give her a good lick!" Harper seems to tell us.  "I promise the crying will stop!"

Harper always wants to lick the baby.  One parent does not mind this practice, but the other one tries to dissuade Harper from handing out these licks (especially in the face).  You can guess which parent is which.

Orelia's first week home was very exciting to Harper, and Harper would hate to leave her for even a second.  When she went on walks with John, she was constantly pulling him to get back to the house and "her" baby.

The bottom line is, though, Harper has taken to the new baby very well.  This is in part due to the fact that Harper is a very loving and well-behaved dog, but I also give credit to John who has taken a lot of time to make sure Harper still gets attention and love (like she deserves).  We can't wait for our two girls - our daughter and doger - to become great pals.  Orelia will need to notice Harper first, though.