Day 1: Daisy meets Alba & moves to San Francisco

All of a sudden we were going to be fostering a puppy! We made plans to meet Sharron & her 2 year old male V Steele, who were going to transport Daisy from her owners in Auburn to meet us at Toad Hollow Dog Park in Davis. Wow - the dogs in Davis have it good - huge enclosed dog parks for small and large breeds, plus poop bags and even a bathing station! We met a few other Vizslas in the park - it's always fun to see a pack of V's running around working off their seemingly endless energy.

Daisy was scared. She stayed glued to the fence, nervously eating a couple of the Peanut Butter, Honey and Oat Cookies I made from The Ultimate Dog Treat Cookbook: Homemade Cookies for Man's Best Friend by Liz Palika. They turned out really well - good enough to get the attention of Daisy the rescue.

Peanut Butter, Honey and Oat Cookies from The Ultimate Dog Treat Cookbook

We successfully transported Daisy to our house from Davis - she and Alba sat quietly for the ride in the back seat of the car looking out the window.

Kay had instructed us to immediately get a pet ID tag for Daisy since she is not microchipped. After we got home, we turned back around to take both dogs to Pet Food Express to get the ID tag. No sooner than we step outside our door, neighbors stop to say hello and ask about the new Vizsla. In that moment, Daisy manages to slip out of the harness and leash and runs across the street! Erik quietly went across and I brought a cookie once he had hold of her - we tightened the harness ASAP and Alba went with me to get the ID tag - the escape artist waited at home. 

We did manage to take the girls for a walk once Daisy was hooked up with ID tag and tighter gear. Alba showed Daisy "Squirrel Hill" and some highlights of our neighborhood.

"Squirrel Hill" (Daisy in foreground, Alba in background)