You ALL will never know how much your posts & encouragement means to me. It was like a weight was lifted-thank you. I think just expressing my doubts here & finding that some others have experienced this, that I dont feel so totally "abnormal". LOL I feel so much more relaxed & I swear "new puppy" (haven't chose a name yet) felt it too as he really played with Riley tonight like never before! It was sooo precious & exactly what I wanted to see with him. He would come back to me every little while & stand in my lap (which he hadn't done yet-he will lay tightly against me while sleeping on the sofa, but hasn't laid in my lap yet either). It was like he needed to have my approval & reassurance. It was so darn sweet!
I think I had these preconceived ideas of what the new adopted dog would be like. I know what I wanted to see happen & was so disappointed when it didn't. I had been thinking about getting another Yorkie/playmate for Riley for around 6 months, so had a good amount of time to dream.
Again, thank you all. |