My First time as A Puppy Foster Home

I don't know why after working 12 Years at Canine Companion for Independence I broke down and said I would help with fostering a puppy! Throughout the years I would occasionally foster a dog now and then but never a puppy. I really do think I have lost my mind! Although, last night was pretty mellow....I took Nona out for the last time for the night at 10pm and put her back into the crate and she slept until 5:15 this morning without any accidents in the crate! I was surprised & happy. I woke Shane up at 6am to watch her while I took my shower and got ready for work. Poor Shane was outside with her waiting for her to go potty. He looked so pitiful & was complaining that he was cold. When I got out of the shower I found the both of them (Shane and Nona)lying on the dinning room floor all wrapped in his comforter sleeping. I asked if she went pee....."No Mom, its cold out there and if she has an accident I will clean it up" I told him that was not the point to "clean up" an accident....the point was to prevent one!" In any event she piddled on the floor in my bathroom. Shane not happy cleaned it up. Today at work went pretty well. Nona got a lot of attention from my co-workers as well as Ted and some even took her for a few minutes to their desk. Around 6:30 this evening I was tuckered out! All I wanted to do was take a little nap. Teddy was starting to get a little annoyed about this puppy idea. I put a baby gate up between the dinning room and family room so Nona does not get on the carpet and have an accident and so Teddy has a place to get away that is just his own. Nona put herself in the crate so I thought it was a good time for me and Ted to cuddle on the couch and get that needed rest. I was just getting comfortable and up pops Nona. She had moved the baby gate and made her way to into the family room. I put her back into the dinning room and the baby gate back in place. As I settled myself back on the couch I watched her. She stuck her little nose into the slat of the baby gate and pushed it out of the way! Over to the couch she ran. Soooo this was my best idea on how to get a nap!

We slept for about 30 minutes.

It all went down hill from there. Nona did not want anything to do with doing her business outside even though we spent many hours out there..waiting... only for her to come in the house and potty. And she did not want anything to do with sleeping at all......She had me up every hour on the hour crying, barking, howling and throwing a tantrum. On top of that I also had my prank phone caller who has called me for months calling me all through the night. His last call was at 4am and I just laughed at him because I was already awake! I actually took Nona out of the crate at one point...wrapped her in a blanket and rocked her to sleep. I think that was around 1am. Once she fell asleep I put her back in the crate only for her to wake up again at 2am.

Who would think something this sweet looking would have a set of lungs on her that would make my ears pop!

Today, Saturday we are going to do things a little different.

The 3 "N's" NO NAPS for NONA!