Holly meets Bob the beautiful French Bulldog Oh la la...

I wasn't too sure about Bob at first.... but we were havin' great fun in no time.

Holly on Christmas Day

OK I'll wear the silly hat!

New Friend

I'm Holly and this is MY Zone so I'll be writing my own blog posts from now on. Today, I discovered that I can growl and I made a new friend, in that order. Here is a picture of us together. I played all morning and then had a long nap on the sofa. Now it's playtime again.

A new day and a new toy. Enjoy this little video of Holly playing in the garden. Turn sound on for best effect.

The Homecoming

The big day finally dawned: Thursday, December 18. Holly came home! She took to all the changes in her stride: the car ride, new faces and new spaces. Once home, after a quick investigation of the new surroundings, it was time for dinner, trying out the new toys, followed by a snooze on the new bed. Then she stayed up late getting to know her new master. Her first night in her new home passed without as much as a whimper.

On day 1 I discovered that Holly was a 'morning' dog as the fun and games started before 7 am. She played with all her toys and then it was my turn. She also has a fine appetite and quickly figured out where the food comes from. The garden was explored several times during the day. In the evening she was on her best behaviour, keeping a close eye on the friends who came to dinner.

Today's cuteness rating: 10/10

What's in a name?

Holly's official name is Hrabina Van het Goralenhof. What a mouthful! Hrabina means 'countess' in Polish but we have no idea how to pronounce it yet. The reason she has a Polish name is because she is a Polish Lowland Sheepdog. They are called PONs from the Polish name of the breed: POLSKI OWCZAREK NIZINNY. They are also called NIZINNYs.

(Photo by Katja Jasica)

Five days old!

The earliest pictures of Holly. Here she is 5 days old. This was before she 'lost' her tail. We hope she learns to smile (like Flossie used to) to make up for not having a tail to wag.
(Photos by Katja Jasica)

Could you be Holly?

Last Sunday John and I went to Bornem to see the puppies for the first time. They were born on October, 20 so they were just one day short of being 5 weeks old. There are four female puppies and we don't yet know which one will be our Holly. Even John agreed that it was lucky that we went in the morning as it snowed heavily in the afternoon and we would have got stuck on the ring coming home.