Update on the dog we rescued

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I should have done this sooner but it's been a busy week. Last Friday night one of my nephews saw John and told him that we had taken his dog and why. From that evening until Sunday morning he was complaining to everyone in the family, including my youngest daughter, about us stealing his dog and how he wanted him back but he never bothered to call us (we're in the book) or to come by. My husband's brother came over on Sunday morning and really ticked me off because he *instructed* my husband to just return the dog...calling John one of his boys. He wouldn't come inside to look at the condition of the dog after several days of regular feeding (he looked much better) or to look at the pictures we'd taken the night we took him. Just put him back. Then two of his brother's sons weighed in with their support of us not giving the dog back. So, what we had going on was a family fight and my husband was pretty upset since he's close to his brother but he wasn't returning the dog to the same bad situation he had been in. So, Sunday afternoon I got John's Nextel 2-way number from my nephew and beeped him. He didn't respond so I had that nephew beep him and tell him that the prior call had been me and he finally, after over an hour, beeped me back. I told him why we took the dog and how, in my opinion, the dog had been neglected for quite some time considering his condition. John claimed that the dog had just been treated for worms...that's why he was so thin. He offered to show me the receipt from the vet and I suggested that he bring that and come over to talk to us. I told him that I didn't want to upset his son and that we were willing to return the dog if he would receive better care but that I hadn't seen a vehicle pull into that driveway since Monday night so that dog would have received no food for at least four days had we not stepped in. He agreed that it had been difficult for him to get out this way last week and said that he wanted to take the dog to him mom's house where someone is there every day. So, we agreed to return the dog. When John, his girlfriend and his son got here the dog seemed happy to see them so I know they hadn't mistreated him...they just neglected him because John doesn't live nextdoor anymore. My nephew's wife knows where John's mom lives and she's going to swing by there periodically when she's out for lunch and keep an eye on his condition. If he starts to look bad again she'll be more than happy to call Animal Services herself and report it. My husband had become attached to the dog so he was pretty down about it but we both felt that John deserved a second chance since he was putting the dog in a better living situation. In a way I wanted my house back to normal again. My cats were ticked off and my carpets need to be cleaned now... but that was not to be. On Wednesday night my son-in-law told my husband that someone he worked with had a 5 month old female pit & ker mix (like the other dog had been) left from a litter his dog had that he was giving away so off they went to look at her. Can you guess what happened next? He named her Dyna. She's black with white paws and white under her chin and on her chest and she's obviously a very well taken care of pup. Her ribs aren't showing, her coat is shiny, her eyes are bright, she's curious and playful and has had her first set of shots so she's due for the second set next week according to Jesse. She has sharp baby teeth! My little dog took to her right away and they spend hours playing...biting each other (not hard), playing tug of war with the doggie toys and racing around my house chasing each other. We've started house training but, again, there have been a few accidents...my poor carpets. We've got pooping down pretty good. I put both dogs outside shortly after she eats and wait for her to go. She's never worn a collar or been on a leash so we're training her for that, too, and she's progressing. Eventually I'll be able to take her for a walk after she eats and praise her when she stops to poop. The only bad thing about this dog is that she's never seen a cat before so she barks at my cats and they don't like her one bit. The younger cat has already smacked her but she still insists on barking at her and trying to get close. The older cat is hiding most of the time. So, I guess it's a happy ending for everyone...except for my cats...and carpet.