oh yes, no one would make her relinquish her pet, for one so young, she has already undergone many many changes in her life. every bit of stability is essential for her well being, Lu Lu is so bitty and sweet. because Wrangler spent the last few months sleeping in my room in NY, then in my new room here, then I was gone for 10 days, she continued to sleep in my room with the dogs... it wasn't easy to convince her she should sleep in her new room. which is really cool ~ it's in the front of the house, has a split level A-frame shape, looks like a spaceship to me... with additional lengths at the inside section (for a desk on one side and play space on the other) that look like wings... so the last couple of nights, I start out on her spare bed, with Chester, and she has the pugs. once she's solidly asleep, I slip down to my room. the dogs have stayed put with her. I brought up a fresh water bottle for her early this morning, adjusted her blankets and she woke momentarily, very happy. she loves her room, but I don't mind staying with her til she's asleep.
today, we go to Denver, hope to be on the road by 10, we'll hang out at my folks for a while, feed the ducks at their pond, my dad and my cousins have a golf date, so while they do that, we'll go to the pool for the afternoon and then we'll all have dinner together. it will be kind of a long day, we'll get home a bit late... but it should be lots of fun. the dogs should be fine, since there's still too much stuff that Peri can get into and chew, we close off a lot of the rooms...but the plan is to start her at
PetSmart obedience training on Monday.
can't believe it's only day 27 in Colorado. feels like it's been months. what a whirlwind! I'm glad for the break today, swimming makes my body feel less pained. no impact exercise with good resistance... I need to get on the ball this week, find a pain mgt group and a physical therapist.
it won't be long til we have chickens...
So much progress! And I'm happy that you seem happy! 
