Rebezini Comes Home

Rebezini Comes Home

Rebezini’s first home was with her mother. Then she lived in a crate separate from her but with her brothers and sisters. She was the only puppy of roan coloring. She was liver and white. The puppies would play, eat and sleep all together. When they were four weeks old Sally came to see them.
Sally told the breeder that she wanted a girl puppy. Rebe and her sisters were taken from the crate and let outside for the first time. It was early June and the weather was perfect. The grass was freshly cut and there were clumps of spring flowers for the puppies to inspect. They were having fun just getting out onto the grass.
One puppy came up to Sally and let her pick her up. She was very curious. Another puppy came up to Sally and wanted to be petted, but was a little unsure. Two puppies stayed near the flowers and ignored Sally altogether! Finally the other puppy let Sally hold her. She was sweet. How to choose which puppy?
The breeder of the Brittanys suggested that Sally choose between the curious one and the sweet one since they showed more interest in their surroundings. Of the two puppies the curious one was more spotted than the other. The breeder told Sally that she was a roan. Her coat would change color and she would be liver colored with white instead of white with liver spots. She would be unique.
“That’s the one for me,” said Sally. Sally made arrangements to pick up the puppy when she would be ready to leave her mother. Sally then left the puppy with a toy that she had played with so that the puppy would remember her when it was time for her to go to her forever home.
The first of July Sally went to pick up her puppy. The breeder asked her, “What did you name your puppy?”. Sally said, “Rebezini, but we are going to call her Rebe for short.” “I’ve never heard that name before,” the breeder said, “I will write that one down in my book.” Sally’s niece Emily came with her to hold the puppy for the ride home.
Emily had an old shirt that Sally had slept in to fill it with her scent. Sally placed Rebe onto the shirt in Emily’s arms, Rebe sighed contentedly and went to sleep for the entire ride. Emily said, “I think Rebe is going to like riding in a car. Thanks for letting me go with you.” Sally then took Rebe to her new home.
Rebe was curious at her new surroundings. She looked at the water bowl and then she saw the food bowl and went for a taste. It was good! Rebe had some more, until the food was all gone. She saw some new toys in a box. Rebe had a bath and then she went for her first walk on a leash. Then she saw her new crate with the soft, cozy pad and that old shirt in it and crawled in for a rest. Rebezini was home!