The new Kidd on the block

Meet Toby! This is the Saint Bernard that we are "trying out" for the week. His name was Josh, but it was a name his foster parents picked out and he didn't respond to it at all so Jamie and I felt the freedom to pick a more fitting name. So far things have been going okay. He bonded to Jamie after about three minutes but only warmed up to me beginning yesterday. He's got the bad habit of growling when he meets new people, not aggressively -- more like he's anxious about the changes going on. So we're going to see how this week goes and make a decision about him next weekend. We are going to have a lot of friends drop by this week so that he sees how fun it is when people come to visit! :) He and Hunter have been fine together. Hunter seems a little unsure of himself whenever Toby starts "talking" but he still tries to play with Toby and holds his own pretty well.

As you can see, Toby shares Hunter's knack for crossing his legs when he's laying down. He's not as big as Major was -- probably closer to Hunter in weight. And he lets out this mournful howl whenever we leave to go to work. So I think he misses us. I went home for lunch today and Toby hardly left my side. So I think we're bonding.

It's been an emotional weekend, having another Saint in the house. It makes me miss Major and how sweet he was. And it makes me appreciate how much Hunter has matured since we first got him. At times I've thought -- why did we do this? We were doing great just the three of us! Ah, the grass is always greener. . .

So we'll see how this week goes. . .