Siena

Bringing Siena back to the US was much easier than taking her to Cayman. A little too easy, if you ask me. She really didn't need anything except her vet records and a certificate from the island saying she was disease free (they just took the information from our vet records). When we arrived at the Washington Dulles airport the Department of Agriculture had no idea how to check in a dog. They never took her out of her kennel to scan her ID or check her health. They called the CDC to double check that Cayman was a rabies free island and then let us through. They actually had more issue with me bringing in a bit of dog food than the actual dog. I expected a bit more border control, especially flying into Washington DC but whatever. Made my day easier. 

We drove Siena from DC to Boston due to the cold weather. She was very happy just to be with us and was a wonderful dog the entire trip, which included a night at my friend Rachel's and a night at a Holiday Inn. We had to stop early to watch KU play (and win) in the Elite Eight game. 

Fast forward a few weeks and Siena settled in nicely. We found an off-leash, unfenced dog park that is a 15 min walk away. Siena has enjoyed running around with the other dogs, meeting people and taking sneaky runs through the forest. 

About a 20 min drive away is another awesome dog park that is all forest trails with a pond. We've only been twice now and Siena has really enjoyed beating the heat in the smelly water. The first time we went she just bounced around the shallows for about 20 min without a break. I think she misses the beaches of Cayman.

People ask me if Siena misses the iguanas and I think she did, briefly at the beginning. She was looking in the bushes and trees for them but found something she's really been missing, squirrels. So far they are her favorite things to chase, followed by rabbits and chipmunks. Here she is trying to stalk a bunny. 

The other day Siena also caught her very first bird. It is a dove of some sort and was unharmed (I assume as he flew away shortly after this photo was taken). She jumped in a bush and pulled him out, dropping him immediately and just stared at him. I think she was as surprised as I was!

Here is Siena at home, enjoying her new favorite spot - half on the futon and half on the ottoman. 

She likes this spot because she can hop up and stare out the window all while staying relatively comfortable. Silly dog.