One last note from Nanka

Dear Mom and Dad,
I don't know how to break this to you, but I almost like it here. I was friendly to others yesterday when we walked, and I LOVE being outside.....way better than being stuck in this house with the other two dogs because of the rain. I have spent a lot of my time here sitting by the fence and watching the road and waiting for your car. When I got tired of waiting I sat a lot with the Oma because she is my friend. I played with Uben for about 10 seconds yesterday and this seemed to make him happy. I still don't like it when the other dogs get close to me in the house, but really they are nice and I only had 2 small fights while I was here...but I had to let them know not to get close to me. I showed my teeth a lot and this seemed to make them stay back. I learned to enjoy the walking around here, and I don't try to stop and rush back to the house anymore. Susan said I was a lot like a horse that wants to run back to the barn, so I thought I better try to cooperate so she would quit calling me a horse. I will still be happiest when you come back to pick me up, but in the end I decided after about 5 days that my depression was not really helping anything and I made the best out of a bad situation.
Love,
Nanka
P.S. The people here like me even though I don't like them hmmph.
P.S. Again.....Bernd said this morning that I had earned his trust and I got to run in the fields with the others.....and I stayed right with him when he started running. This was THE most fun that I've had since I've been here.

Nanka

Dear Mom and Dad,
I just wanted you to know that I decided to cheer up a bit today. I got along better with others, did not try to stop on the walks, and was friendly toward all other dogs that we met. I even wagged my tail today when we met others. Things are looking up around here and it just took me several days to get over the shock of being here. Maybe it is not so bad after all.
Love,
Nanka

Nanka

Hi Mom and Dad,
I kind of feel a little bit lost here without you. There are a couple of other dogs here, and I don't like them very much. They don't bother me, but I prefer living alone in our house. I tried to head for home one time, but the people who live here chased me down and made me come back. Today I felt a little better about being here because the sun came out and I could stay outside and lay under a tree in the backyard. The neighbors have a cat and I stood at the fence, wagged my tail and barked at her. This was kind of fun. I like the Oma who lives next door, and I have spent a lot of the day today on her porch with her. I kind of like just keeping some distance between me and the other dogs. I'm trying to be good, I'm eating what you sent, and taking my pills like a good girl. But really, I think I'll be happier when you come back to get me. I really miss you guys a lot. The people here say that I should cheer up because this is Disneyland for dogs but I don't know what that means and I think I'm going to just stay kind of bummed out until I see you again. Sigh.
Love,
Nanka