Wow, a lot has happened this past week.  First, our pack is one less -- Flora's Winnemucca Nevada has moved to Iowa with her forever family.  She is now called "Trudy."  Trudy's family flew into San Jose last Saturday and flew back to Iowa on Sunday morning with Trudy packed into a Sherpa bag.  According to her now mom, BeBe, she was a great little traveler.  Trudy's new home is a 40 acre farm!!!  She's a real Farmdog!  Trudy has a Golden Retriever, Fancy, who is her new best friend.  She also has a cat, Rusty, that she has been trying to herd in a most respectful manner.  She has not yet been one-on-one with the Terv, Devon -- slow introduction seems prudent.  Moving from sunny California, Trudy has now been introduced to snow and ice.....brrrrrrr.....Travelin' Trudy is a real trooper and is settling in nicely.  I believe the Mabry family now understands what those of us who have Farmdogs already know -- this is an awesome little breed! 

Below are a few videos before Trudy left.  These are the last of the "whole pack" videos.

Also, before Trudy left, we took her to our Annual Pawdemonium Holiday Party for socialization with fellow team members and their children.  Below are a few photos from the party.

After the party, we delivered Trudy to the Mabry Family at their hotel.  Ruby went in with us to say goodbye.  Below are a few shots from earlier in the day before we left to meet the Mabry's and attend the holiday party.  There are also a few shots at the hotel as Trudy settles in.

When we arrived home that evening with a pack of four instead of five, it took some time for the pups to settle down.  They had to figure out the new order now that one was gone.  Winne (Trudy) and Satch (Tak) have both been vying for the "alpha" position in the puppy pack.  With Trudy now gone, Tak has firmly established himself as in charge, and he has settled into a position where he is confident of his status.  The past few days, a new "sweetness" has emerged from Tak.  Yes, he is still full of himself," but there's a really sweet side to him as well.  It is interesting how the pack dynamics change as each pup leaves.  The litter is full of confident pups that have had a lot of socialization and no bad experiences in their lives.  These pups have delightful temperaments.  Ruby continues to play with them and teach them valuable lessons.

For the next few days over Christmas, we have my daughter's Farmdog visiting -- Milly.  I will work on getting some more photos and video to capture these interactions.  Milly is only 19 months old and still quite the puppy herself.  Whenever she visits, she tries to challenge Ruby for her position.  It's a love/hate relationship.  On one hand, Milly & Ruby love to play together.  On the onther hand, Milly is continually looking for "one step up" on the pack ladder.  In her home, as an only dog, she is on top.  In our home when she visits, she is #4.  It usually takes a day or two for her to accept that.  Echo has taken quite a fancy to Milly, and was the first pup to really engage her.  However, it didn't take long for the whole pack of pups to initiate play with her.