My New Recruit

Ha roo, pups and cool cats!  Drill SGT Zim here, ready to give you a little back-brief on my new recruit and to update you on her progress.  It takes a special pup to join the Ao4, you know!

A lot of you had questions about her, so here's the low down:  Camo is from Polargold Siberians and Finnish Lapphunds.  As she said, she is D'Azul's Girl From Ipanema.  (One of Dave's favorite songs, I might add.)  Anyway, she retired from the show ring, raised a couple litters of puppies, and was a member of our buddy Captain Maverick's crew!  Sadly, Cap'n Mav recently passed away.  To make a long story short, Cam decided at the age of 5 to join the pups who've joined the Army!  She was spayed (if you've noticed her shaved tummy and the shaved spot on her forearm, that's what that's all about!), took a little time to get all healed up, and now here she is -- my new recruit!

As she's told you, we do a lot of road marching here.  Here I am on one of our first marches, checking her respiration rate:

"You're good to go, recruit!  Now keep up the pace!"
"Thanks, Zimmie!  Umm... I mean Drill Sergeant!"

Back at HQ, I made sure she knows where the water bowls are so she can stay hydrated.

"Get a drink and quit posing, recruit!  No slacking off!"
"Yes, Drill Sergeant!"

I've assigned her to KP Duty a couple times already; she took to it like my duck friends to water!

"Alright!  Fridge is there, stove there, sink behind you ... any questions?"
"No, Drill SGT Zzzz...."

She's a good recruit; just needs to get used to the pace here.  She's been excelling at the evening routine, I must say.  Here she is, following my lead:

And when Dave took over for me, she followed right along with him, too:

She's a fast, fast learner!  We're all keeping an eye on her, making sure she gets enough rest, too.

"Are you doing OK, Camo?"
"Yes, Zimmie, thank you!"

Everyone needs a little down-time, right?

I hope that answers some of your questions about the new recruit!  It's a big adjustment for all of us, but we're doing great.  Many thanks to all of you for helping us welcome my new little sister --- I mean recruit!

Play bows,

SGT Zim