So, on the good news front
I do have some. My puppy will by flying here Sunday evening. She'll be on the plane all afternoon, so I don't expect her to be terribly happy, excited (or clean) when she arrives, but that's ok, at least she's getting here, and it'll be less traumatic than a 3 day car drive. I figure a few days of quiet with just me at my house will help her get comfortable and calm, then a vet appointment with my fantastic vet, then, I'm going to take her to meet everyone. And everything. Puppy play dates are encouraged, so if you have a dog or just want to be social, we should get together. I'm not even going to give this puppy the chance to be shy or wimpy. She's gonna be tuff, friendly, and anti-skittish. Probably not ruff though, cause that's not so great.
It's also been a few years since I've house trained a puppy, and I've got a good game plan ready to spring, but if anyone has recently house trained a dog and had a really great method or trick they'd like to share, I'd really appreciate any advice, if it worked for you, it could work for us too.
Yay!! Puppy!!!