It turns out that Kathy, Echo's other trainer, has been battling some health issues over the last few days. I ask that you give Kathy your thoughts and prayers. I don't know what is going on. I just know that she is not doing well.
Everyone seemed pleased with where she was when they picked Echo up Friday, and, from what I hear, she made some great strides over the last few days.
Here is a link to a video that Jean posted to Facebook today.
As I have been under the weather, as well, once I was able to get Echo and her stuff in the house, and give her a chance to put the back yard to good use, we settled down for a nap.
Once Amy got home from work, things became more active, but Echo was still pretty tired. She would get more active at feeding time, and when she needed to go out. Other than that, she has been taking a series of naps: in her crate, at Amy's feet, at my feet, next to me/on me on the couch, etc.
Speaking of her time on the couch.
At one point, she came over to where I was sitting, did a wonderful "sit" facing me, and put her chin on the couch next to my leg. This is what she does when she "asks" to get on the couch.
I picked her up, and put her in my spot with me. (SHE HAS GROWN over the last few days! Those legs are DEFINITELY longer than when she left.)
Anyway, she, quickly, settled into our space (mostly across my lap) and became a "boneless collie" ... a dead weight on me. EXCEPT for her chin. She put that across one one of my forearms, and, suddenly, her head weighed about 4 times more than it had a few seconds ago.
Apparently, the "Little Girl" needed some "Dad time". She stayed in that basic position for about an hour, most of the time asleep.
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Other notes: (in no particular order)
- Jean, in particular, noted how Echo focused on me, once I walked out of our front door to meet them.
- It appears that an improvised "Thunder Vest" of Ace wrapping tape kept her from getting sick in the car on the ride to our house. (I'm not going to call her problem "car sickness", because I don't think that is what the problem is. ... It's too sporadic to be genuine "car sickness".)
- I think Echo and Gimli, both, missed each other, but, by the end of the night, I think Gimli was ready to be the only dog in the house. Not in a bad way, He was just trying to insure that he received his fair share of the attention.
- When Jesus came home tonight, Echo was in my lap. She did not try to get out of my lap, but her head came up, and the tail went into high gear. I think she, genuinely, likes him. Once Jesus and I get over the illnesses we are fighting, I look forward to getting him to work with her a bit everyday, as his schedule allows.
- When it was time to eat, and she heard me in her food bag, she IMMEDIATELY went into her crate, turned around, and stuck her nose out. She is definitely associating the crate with feeding time.
- Tomorrow, the movers are coming to pack up Brandon's stuff for shipment to Germany: first, from the storage unit; then, the house. Jean has told me that I should take Echo to the storage unit with me. So, Echo is in for a big day tomorrow.
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