Rommel is Home!

Well, we finally have Rommel home. He is such a beautiful pup. We had a long drive to get to him, and an even longer drive home. We got him from a really nice family in Iowa who bred their German shepherd. When we drove up to the family farm at about 8:30 pm last night, we were greeted immediately by a wet Rommel and his mommy. They were both so friendly and sweet right off the bat. We then met the Family, and did all the necessary paperwork. We were all inside while the dogs were outside. Will forgot to close the trunk to our car, and so Rommel and his mommy were free to get into our traveling food. Poor Rommel decided he was going to down the entire bag of Cheetos, and half a bag of gummy fish. You ask me how do I know this if we were all inside. Well, I'll tell you... As we were driving home at around 11pm Rommel decided to get carsick and throw up all over the back of the car. That's how we know what he got into. Before this we were driving in the farm areas of Iowa, and because it had just rained all the frogs were out on the road, so I couldn't miss them all, and we have frog guts all over the bottom of our car. Anyway, now the car smelled of wet dog, and vomit. We got home at about 1:30 in the morning, and looked over the dog, and realized he had ticks. We then went through his ears and fur, and pulled out 7 ticks. We then had to look the kids over. Nessie was tick free, Isaac was tick free, but Sabrina had three of them little buggers on her. SO we washed all their clothes jammies, and stripped their beds since they had already laid down on them. Then it was time to go to bed. We took Rommel to the Vet at 10 am, and had his shots, and worming, and microchipping and all the areas poked and prodded. The vet then removed 9 more ticks, and also gave us some medicine for him because he has hookworms. We then took him home, and bathed him, brushed him with a tick comb and then tomorrow will apply the flea and tick medication. He also had bug bite sores on the tips of his ears that I though was dirt, but it was scabs. The vet said they would heal now that he isn't running in the tall grass and corn fields.

Rommel seems happy, and loves the kids. The kids also love him. The one I was most afraid of was Nessie. She is so scared of big dogs, and is so tenderhearted, but she took to Rommel, and I think he took to her right away. He loves Pigs Ears, and peanut butter. We have had to train him to go potty outside, and that's going ok. He also doesn't know what to make of the leash and collar, but the vet said he would get used to it. He is so sweet to the kids, and I couldn't ask for anything better.