Ivana Di Altobello--"Ana"--She's here!!!

Ivana Di Altobello, "Ana," has finally joined our family! We brought her home a week ago and have been enjoying her company and getting to know each other. She is a pure joy! She has transitioned very well and acts like she's lived here all her life. She and our male Mack are getting along great and we all love her! She is SOOOOOO affectionate and sweet! She loves being nearby and checking up on everyone. We have started the process of getting all her health clearances done and are excited to begin this new chapter together.

 Mack and Ana are getting along really well.  I think Mack enjoys having another 4-legged friend around and Ana watches him to learn all the house rules.  They are a good pair.

(In case you are wondering...NO, Ana does NOT need all those collars in order to keep her behaved.  We've been doing some collar desensitization with her where we put different collars on at various times of the day. Sometimes she has one, other times she has 2 or more.  It's an exercise to get her used to the feel of lots of different collars--types and number--around her neck.  This creates a dog who learns not to associate the feel of a particular collar with a specific type of correction.  In essence, they learn that the correction does not come from the collar, but from their behavior.)