Meet Miss Tilly

Meet Tilly

Tilly is short for Matilda, The name that both Donna and I thought up independently. It was either Alice for Alice Springs, or Matilda for Waltzing Matilda or Sydney. THe only Australian names We could think of.

This all started because my Baby, Sadie, needed to go to the Dr because she has an awful itching problem. While we were there a man walked in with TWO Aussie Pups, 8 weeks old. He only wanted one, but he ended up with two because the blue one ran under his deck when the litter was brought to his house to choose a puppy. She was the shy one, and would not come back out, so he took her too, and the owners piled the rest back into their car and away they went...???? He could not keep both of them, because he was not getting any sleep. (DUH!!) When I asked how much he wanted for her, he said the price of the Vet visit. SO I paid him one box of Advantage, and a puppy shot! And Tilly was ours.

Donna has been looking for another Dog ever since Bandit was killed. She has been looking at the pound, and was not sure which kind of puppy she wanted. Finally she had just about decided she wanted one of the darling 3 Chow and ELkhound pups, that WAIF had, But they were almost 5 months old, and not house broken. She saw Miss Lily's pictures on Leigh's site and decided she might like an Australian Shepard. She wanted a loving, loyal, alert and playful puppy.

Well Guess what her mommie brought home to her? THe cutest little Blue Merle Aussie puppy...8 weeks old, and already goes out to pottie! Oh she is the sweetest thing, with the softest warmest wettest tongue.

The Vet's office called and said if Donna did not want her that they had another Lady that would take her, but I said, "Too late, she has licked my neck and snuggled!" so she stays.

Sadie is not at all happy about the new baby taking all the attention. SHe will get used to her I'm sure. Sadie is Mad at me right now because she just got three pills shoved down her throat. She has a bad staph infection on her skin, and an allergic reaction to fleas, So a dose of Advantage, and prednisone, and anti-biotics, and another pill that cools her down, and she should be fine. Poor Baby!! She would scratch and whine, and scratch and whine. ANd STINK!!!!!! Whoo-boy!! SHe just came back from the groomer, and that usually keeps her stink free for a few weeks, but she really smells like DOG right now. As soon as she clears up, I will give her a good soothing bath (soothing did I say?) and brush her pretty again.

Sadie is still My baby even though her spot as the baby in the house has been usurped. DOnna got not much sleep last night, and is bonding beautifully with her new baby! I will not get too attached, because I know she will go when Donna moves out. (sure I wont!) Meanwhile, Tilly is asleep right there ^ and Sadie is asleep right over there <<<<<<< and the cats are watching both dogs cautiously!