by Karen Sage
My daughter, Liz, graciously offered to do Shayne’s home visit this weekend, since I had to work and Katie and Rod were sitting on pins and needles waiting for Shayne.
Shayne was a bit stressed by the long car ride (a little over 2 hours) and was happy when it was over and he could get out and explore his new yard. He promptly claimed the yard as his own by taking a poo! 
He barked at some neighbors who were outside and a squirrel passing by before going indoors. Once inside, he explored the house and even went upstairs, though he made Liz accompany him. (She said it was very cute, as he whined and looked up the stairs and kept looking back at her.)
It took him a minute or two (and a cookie) for Katie and Rod to lure him away from Liz’s side but after that, he was giving them kisses and checking out his new digs. At one point Shayne begged for a cookie by looking at the cookie tub and jumping up on Liz, but she told him his new mom and dad were in charge of the cookies and pointed in their direction, so he trotted over to them to beg! Of course, they HAD to oblige!
There were gifts awaiting Mr. Shayne from his new cousin cavalier, Seamus, who lives in New England. He had sent him a new matching collar and leash and some toys. There was also the jumbo-sized container of gourmet cookies of which Shayne seemed quite fond! He may need to be on his diet for a bit longer at this rate!
Mr. Shayne is now the king of his castle, with no one to tell him otherwise, and I believe he is going to be extremely happy! He was already watching out the windows and growling at the squirrels in the backyard, probably telling them, “Hey guys, I live here now, you’d better clear out!”
Later, I got a note from his new Mom, Katie:
Just wanted to let you know that Shayne is settling in quite well. He loves standing on the loveseat and looking out the bay window, because he can see everyone and everything that goes by and barks at them to let them know that he’s in charge now! Right now, he’s
laying next to me taking a little snooze. Before he went to sleep, I promised him that I would send you his first pictures so you can see that he’s doing fine and wouldn’t worry about him.Liz – We took Shayne for a little walk and he was looking for your car when we got back from the walk. He certainly loves his Liz!
Take care and thank you again for letting this little guy join our family. He already has Rod and me wrapped around his paw!!
I fell in love with Shayne when Christine posted the picture where he is impersonating a circle! It is priceless, and so is he. What a lucky dog, and a lucky family. Good luck and many blessings to all, and thanks to Shayne’s foster parents — all of them!
Shayne came from a family where his mom passed away and his dad shortly thereafter developed Pickens disease and had to go to a nursing home. It was such a sad story. Shayne had a lot of relatives who loved him, but there was no one to take him in, and so we’re grateful the family contacted rescue so we could make sure he got the best of new homes.
In the two weeks that Shayne has been with Rod and me, he has settled right in and has become the king of the household. He makes us laugh and he always has 1,000 kisses ready to give at any given time! He is such a sweet little guy and we’re so happy to have him in our family.
Katie — Thanks for the note! That’s what it’s all about!