We almost got one of our former fosters!

I always wonder how our former fosters are doing.  And since I have friends at the shelter, we were contacted yesterday that Lil' Pete was returned to the shelter due to allergies.

I was so interested in seeing him again!  He was one kitten I was really thought about keeping.  So, I left the scrapbooking crop I was at for lunch and then after lunch we headed up to the shelter.  The crazy thing was, I was working on his scrapbook when I got the text that he was back at the shelter!

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do - just visit or actually adopt.  With just getting Theo, it was a hard decision to just pass on the opportunity, but we (or should I say, I) decided that it would be better to get Theo used to everything before adding to someone to our family.

Plus, if we adopted him, we might not be able to foster anymore (especially if the kitten(s) are sick.

We so enjoyed getting to see him again and so happy that we got to see him again.

Settling in nicely

Theo is doing great!  He is totally at home with us and loves meeting other people and dogs.  The dog part he just kind of sniffs and I can't tell if he is ok with the dog or not.

Today was the first day I actually saw him wag his tail after sniffing another dog.  It was a puppy, so maybe that's why.

Yesterday, I came home to find the TV remote on the floor.  I think I probably had it on the couch and he pulled it off.  In the process, he turned on the TV (without the cable).

Also yesterday, he got to meet Esa's boyfriend, Moby.  Like I mentioned, I can't tell if he liked him or not.  I also got to introduce him to Kurt, our neighbor who has a lab (Xena), who Theo had met on the weekend.

The biggest introduction was to Chrissie and David Casey - Chrissie is/will be Theo's doctor, so they came over to see Theo as a family friend before poking and prodding him.  He was all over both Chrissie and David, so hopefully he will be ok when Chrissie comes in as the doctor.

A couple of days ago, we got the harness out to see if he would be ok with it.  It was tough the first time putting it on.  He wasn't sure about it, but he didn't growl or anything.  He just wouldn't keep still.  Now, he's doing great putting the harness on - even when we have issues with hooking it (when it doesn't line up right, it gets stuck).  He does so much better on walks with the harness.  He was kind of choking himself with the pulling of the leash with his collar.  He still needs to work on the loose leash, but he is getting there.

We are so happy with him.  He is so calm and fits right into our life.  He doesn't mind us touching him anywhere.  He loves to mouth/gum your hand in play, so we need to watch his mouth because when he gets wound up, he goes right for your hand - still only mouthing, but he doesn't know when to stop.

Busy Friday Meeting New People

Friday was a very busy day for Theo. We had a bunch of people come by the house.

First up was Holli with Compassion Speaks. Holli is an animal communicator.  I had a feeling she wouldn't really be able to tell me anything that we didn't kind of already know, BUT I got to hear Theo's side of the story.

 

Next up was my friend, Suzanne, and her husband Mike.  Suzanne has always been the first visitor when we brought home a baby.  Theo did a great job with everyone visiting.  He started to get crazy with Suzanne and Mike after they were here for awhile. 

 

He LOVED the toy they brought him.

Then LATE last night, he got to meet his cousin Vinnie and girlfriend, Britney.  

Oh, he also got to meet some neighbors. He met Elijah from next door, and Shelby (golden/shepherd) and her mom, Erica. Theo has met quite a few kids in the neighborhood that we don't know and has done really well.  We visited our neighbor, Lisa, who I knew would love to meet him

Today, he met Abby and her family. He did great with Abby (anitoliane), and the kids. We are hoping they become good friends.