Snickers meets Riley James

It's been a busy day to say the least! Last night I received a call from my friend Julie out in California asking for a favor. She is a part of the Papillion Club of America Rescue and it turned out they needed to rescue a Papillion named Riley James who was scheduled to be put to sleep at the Safe Harbor Humane Society in Kenosha. The same shelter that we got our dog Snickers from only a few months ago. They are a fantastic shelter and really care about all of the animals! The Papillion rescue already had a foster home set up for Riley, but the home was all the way down in Indiana and they couldn't arrange to get him until this weekend, so they needed someone to pick him up from the shelter today. Since Snickers has been having issues with other dogs and some people lately, we figured it would be a good experience for her to get to know another dog for a few days where we could completely control the situation and not worry about the other dog's owners getting upset. Turns out Riley is a total sweetheart and he and Snickers, despite their rough introduction as expected from Snickers, are getting along great. Poor Riley was given up by his owners because they said he was too possessive of their children. He is a little shy, but warms up really quick when it's clear that you are in charge. Snickers likes to chase him a bit, but if we tell her to knock it off, she is good about it. Snickers has a bit of a dominance complex, but definitely takes orders better than Riley. This is likely because Riley is scared after loosing his family and having been in the shelter for 2 weeks. It's very stressful for a dog to be re-homed, as we are reminded of daily by Snickers! Luckily Riley is house trained - unless he gets too scared and lets the flood go (Yeah for laminate floors!). He is also neutered and up to date on all of his shots. Another plus because we are still waiting to get Snickers fixed after our never ending battle with her heat and false pregnancy. Overall this has been a great experience, lets hope it continues this way until Riley is picked up in a few days. We hope he will find a fantastic new home where he can be happy and loved!