Lots of stuff to report, from chew toys to Michigan -

Yesterday, we gave Maggie a 12" beef tendon. Sounds delicious, right? Maggie loved it. The folks at Kriser's said some dogs will go about 15 minutes or so and then get tired, and some will just chew the entire thing. Guess which category Maggie fell in to? After about 80-90 minutes of non-stop chewing, it was Maggie - 1, Beef Tendon - 0.

Of course this exhausted her, so other than rooting on the Jayhawks, she slept like you wouldn't believe. It was great though to finally see something occupy her for so long, make her happy, and - bonus - not make her sick! We see lots of tendons in Maggie's future.

Overall she seemed much more relaxed yesterday, at Kriser's and around the house. Even the folks at Kriser's noticed that she'd changed since her last visit and wasn't as skitish.

Maggie also got a visit from her Uncle Dan, who she hadn't seen since her first night with us. Of course we told her not to jump up and get all crazy and excited, so she stayed put on her towel and was well behaved with her Uncle.

Today it was finally nice enough for us to introduce Maggie to Michigan. Maggie was awesome during the car ride there and back. She was definitely excited, but also was able to partake in her favorite activity for most of the ride - sleep.

She got to meet several of our her new neighbors and see her second home. She hasn't yet picked out "her spot" at the new home. With all of the activity she was always up and about - mostly outside enjoying the sunshine. We took advantage of the fact that there's almost no one there in April and walked down to the Marina, down some of the piers, and over the bridge by the beach (no dogs allowed on the beach, so we didn't get to the lake yet).

It was so quiet, we think Maggie really enjoyed it. Every weekend Maggie seems to make progress in leaps and bounds, and even more so the more time she gets to spend outside. During the week she's a little more status quo. We can't wait to get her up there again and get lots of outside time to see her to continue to grow and figure out what it means to be a dog!