First time to our house = FAIL

The time as finally come for us to start moving into our house!  The sellers asked to be in the house until June 15, which we agreed too. But they contacted us and said they would be done moving and cleaning June 9, and we could get in early.  We decided to leave our original move date (June 15) the same since that is when we have help to move all our stuff, but thought it would be nice to be able to get in and do any last minute cleaning and take a couple loads of stuff.  The way we left it with the sellers was that they were going to be finishing cleaning up Sunday and would let us know when they were almost done and we would meet them at the house.  Well as the hours ticked by on Sunday (yesterday) we had no word from them and two trailer loads of stuff ready to be hauled over, with of course a chance of rain later in the day.  So we were anxious to get going!  Finally we contacted them, and they said they thought they would be done within an hour and a half.  So since it is an hour drive from Grant, we headed that way.

Well they ended up being there for like 3 more hours, so it was SUPER awkward since we were trying to unload our two trailers and they were trying to finish up.  And they are in the middle of the divorce, which is so sad, but they were screaming and yelling at each other.....it was just horrible awkward. Mike and Lauren (Alec's sister and her husband) were SO nice to come and help us unload and watch Brie, and they too had to endure the awkwardness.  Well we got it all unloaded and stuff in the garage and house.  Alec talked with the seller about some pool stuff for a while, which was helpful since we will have to try and open the pool soon!

Josie loved sniffing everything and was having a grand ol' time.  We were ready to head out and decided to go walk around in our woods behind the house and check it out.  Well Mike, Alec, and Josie walked out further than Lauren, Brie, and I did (too many mosquitoes!).  Then the incident happened.....

There are neighbors kiddie-corner behind our property, their dog came charging onto our land straight towards Josie.  He attacked her, grabbed her with his teeth and shook her.  Alec and Mike saw the whole thing, I heard the awful sounds of Josie yelping.  So I went tearing off into the woods.  Sure enough that awful dog bit our dog, I went straight to Josie who was bleeding.  The evil dog was being held by the owner, Alec and Mike went to talk to the owner while I took Josie back to the house.  She was shaking like a leaf.  Thankfully one of the boxes I had brought had old towels, so I opened that and used them to hold against the bleeding wound on her hind end.

Alec and Mike talked with the dog's owners, who saw the whole thing.  They were a bit defensive at first, saying this has never happened before and maybe the dog thought Josie was a woodchuck.  But they were very sorry, and agreed to pay whatever vet bill came out of this.  Alec and Mike came back to the house, we decided we really should call this in and file a police report so that it is documented.  Then we decided since Josie was still bleeding we should find an emergency vet clinic.

The vet determined that she needed minor surgery since the puncture wound was so deep.  So they sedated her and stitched her wound from the inside out.  Then sent her home with antibiotics and two different pain meds. They had to shave off a large area of fur, which you can see in the pictures.  So she looks pretty rough with the 2 injury spots (stitches only on one, the other is shallow puncture marks).

It was a good thing we had driven two cars, I went back to Grant with Briana and Alec stayed with Josie.  Ended up being a late night for Alec though!  Josie was still pretty drugged out when they got home, Dozer (Alec's parents dog) was very concerned about her!

She is doing ok today (6/10).  She has pretty much just been lying on her towel on the couch all day.  I got her to eat a little bit by mixing yogurt in with some doggie food.  I think it hurts for her to go potty, she has to use that punctured muscle to squat when she goes.  So she hasn't been out much today.  She likes when I sit with her, she just snuggles with me.  Poor dog.  

Well, moving forward I am certainly concerned about this dog that apparently isn't tied up.  The previous owners did say that the dog has been known to come into their property at times.  The dog's owners assure us this has never happened before, which really doesn't matter to me.  Alec plans to continue to be in contact with them to assure there is a concrete plan in place for containing the dog.

It is such a bummer.  It has put such a damper on our moving excitement.  And I don't want to have to always be on red alert for this stupid neighbor dog!  We are trying to stay positive, and trusting that the neighbors are taking the situation seriously (which I truly think they are) and will come up with a good solution.

I am going to the house again on Wednesday to get some groceries and put a couple things away.  Then Alec is taking off on Friday and we are going to move a few more things in and prepare for the big move Saturday!  It will be SO weird to be in our house with our stuff.  I still feel like we are on an extended visit sometimes.  I keep wondering when it is all going to sink in!