first day of school

tatum's first day of doggie day care went well. we went over there at 7am and the first puppies she got to meet were cole and cinder. i think it might be short for cinderella. they were super cute. around 10:00 Mrs. Doolittle called me at work. don't worry-this is normal. she wanted to let me know that tatum had met all the other dogs and "hehe, she's a wild woman." jeez. i hope she doesn't over stay her welcome. Ester told me that she had to pull up the small water bowl because tatum kept dancing in it.
when i went to get her i walked up the driveway to see about 5 little sets of eyes and noses looking through the fence at me. it's really cute, they have these little holes cut out of the fence so the dogs can see who's coming. so when i walked up i saw a little wheaten face looking out at me and i said "hi pooh bear!!!" and she didn't really react. then i realized that was dixie, the other wheaten!! then tatum came out still wagging her tail. when i saw them i realized how different they really looked but through the little hole they look so much alike. ester said she was thrilled to have tatum because finally rooney has someone that can keep up with him. uh-oh. so we started home and as soon as we got out of the fence tatum stopped in her tracks and looked up at me like "you want me to walk THAT far to the car?!" it was at the end of the driveway. so we came home and put her in the kitchen and went back to work. well tonight by the time i came home her paws were so swollen that her little toes are spread out. i hope she's better by next tuesday for her 2nd day of school. i think it's a good thing that she is only going one half day a week.
here are some pictures i got of her first day of school. sorry they aren't great photos. i had to take a picture of the pictures.

here she is drinking out of the bucket since the bowl had to be taken away. behind her is her new friend emma.


and here she is meeting Zoey and Dixie, the other wheaten terrier.


they got to play in the pool. she was a bit hesitant at first but after the other dogs showed her the ropes she agreed it was a good idea. Rooney is the white guy in the background with spots and brown ears.