March Madness...of a sort

If you are anything like Wayne, you are reveling in this season of NCAA basketball-palooza.  Amidst our paperwork completion, studying expert advice, and signing up for classes, we will also be enjoying the march to the final four.

In addition, we will be enjoying  madness of a different sort.  Meet Pepper - the newest member of the Bickers/Hockett clan.  She will be joining us in just a few weeks.  We've all missed Gigi, my parent's beloved puppy, who was with us for 18 years.  Dad has wanted another dog for quite some time, and the rest of us didn't need much convincing.  A friend of Dad's was kind enough to allow us to choose Pepper as a new member of the family.

As you might imagine, dogs as pets are not prevalent in Haiti.  From what we understand, Haiti has watchdogs and dangerous stray dogs - people veer away from dogs.
Our hope is that we can all work together to train Pepper well so the girls will be able to meet her on their own terms.  We know how helpful dogs can be to the healing process. We are also hopeful that the girls will become comfortable with Pepper, learn how to interact with pets, and how to react when they are approached by other dogs.