Oh, I just sent my husband to an early bed (not a grave, mind you), and Rosebud, like my previous doggies, loves those damned afghans, and is dead asleep behind me on one of them. And, yes, Merlot, she is lucky, but I am as well, because as frustrated as I get with hubby, they're a good match as well. This afternoon a neighbor came over with his 3 kids (children, that is, not goats!), aged about 2, 8, and 12. It was a good socialization hour or two. I know this sounds stupid, but the kids aren't real dog lovers (the family is very busy and wisely, IMO, stick to cats, which are, to me, better pet selection if you never know who is going to be home, when). So it was a great socialization hour. The children, unlike real doggie-loving kids, didn't rush her, run to pat her, etc., which can really frighten a new dog. They were more, "oh, hi Rosebud, nice to meet you" pet-pet and on to the next interest (they were here because the eldest young man wanted to look at my husband's history books). But getting used to them a bit at a time is a good thing.
When they came in, she peed, but, did it discretely. How funny. I expect a dog that hasn't lived in a house for a week yet to, well, get excited and not be able to control it. But she's doing so well.