We adopted Hudson, a Japanese Spitz, in October 2021. On the day of collection, we were lucky enough to meet the couple who had looked after him for a few months. They provided us with his favourite rug and rabbit toy and advised us about his personality and what might trigger any anxiety, after being owned by the one family all his life. Our similarly aged Shetland Sheepdog welcomed Hudson slowly, mostly through a shared love of snacks and toys. Hudson was renamed Buddy and has been easy to teach what works best at our place, and that cats and chooks do not have to be chased on sight. Buddy in turn and has taught us patience in understanding his fears, foibles and finding his favourite things as he moves them all around the house and yard. Thank you again to the wonderful team at ARRG for our second successful adoption over the years.