Hi Y'all! First let me introduce myself. My name is Don Diego de la Vega and I'm from Alabama. I took a long van ride up to Illinois where I wound up in a no kill shelter. Then I took a short van ride to a PetSmart adoption center and a few hours after I arrived there I met my new Mama. She thought I was very cute and very familiar looking. She said she saw me on the shelter's web site because another site put in a mislink which directed her to my profile!! She ditched work and got a coworker to drive her over an hour down to the PetSmart to get me. Then we stopped back at her job and thanked her boss for letting her leave. Then we got into her car and drove back to my new house. Nothing was ready for me so she spent the evening pulling out all the toys and beds and leashes and stuff left by someone named Merlin. At the end of that busy day it was time for bed and I jumped right up on her bed and settled in, totally ignoring the crate that was set up for me.

I'm learning new things like:

Cars aren't really as scary as I think they are

Car rides don't mean that you are being given away again

Hand me down beds are comfy

There are things called squirrels outside

Don't eat the blinds

Crates are where dogs who eat the blinds have to spend their alone time 

Walks are fun

Hikes are even more fun because you can try to catch voles

The vet does mean things to you, but says you are cute and laughs when you think exams should be wrestling matches

 I'm sure I'll have lots more to tell you once I'm settled in.