our new addition

wombat has arrived. she flew out from perth this afternoon (thru an animal rescue place connected to one here)and was dropped off at our house tonite for a trial weekend to see if we like her. we're already in love with her. (her eyes aren't that glowing white, its the flash. we'll take better pics tomorrow). she's a bit of a big stupid but she's gorgeous. she knows how to sit (sometimes and she's already figured out her name-- we chose it long before we knew we were getting her, long before we were even allowed a dog).
she's only a year old and had a litter of puppies about a month ago. all the puppies died and when they were desexing her, the found out she was already pregnant again. poor girl has had a bit of a hard life. her nails are really long (we'll be taking care of that soon) so that probably means she hasn't had many walks or socialization. we're already looking into a few obedience classes for her (we took her for a walk around the block tonite and zac's arm was falling off by the time we got back from trying to teach her to sit at curbs and heel). now our poor exhausted dog is laying on her blanket (for tonite. the bed we got is a bit small so we're hoping to upgrade tomorrow)-- she's trying to convince us to let her sleep on the 'spare couch' (we never use it but when people are over) but we're trying to teach her proper home etiquette so no couch (unless she sneaks up on it when we're not in the room-- but she better get down quick if she hears us coming)