Settling in

The pooch, that is. Toby's a bit under the weather - I think the food he ate at the kennel last week did not agree with him. He's a bit hoarse (not a bad thing right now!) probably from barking his head off at the kennel last week. And he's a bit confused - still very tentative around what he considers a strange house.

The good news - he's behaving very well. This is probably because he doesn't feel yet like this is his "kingdom" to rule. Our walks have been terrific, with zero incidents to report. We're both keeping him very close the entire time. Some freedom is curtailed, yet he still loves getting out.

We've set up a bed in the basement, where he stays during work hours and another upstairs next to ours. He's been using both well. We've set up his blanket in Mike's office, where he's been hanging out a lot...