We just had a major turning point with Lord Oscar. He rolled over, exposed his belly and submitted to me without any prompting. He is learning that he is not the alpha anything in this house. Heck, based on seniority, he doesn't even rank above the parakeet. He also gave the cat a good sniff, when she wasn't looking, and didn't go totally berserk like last night. It's amazing what a difference a day makes. I'm slowly starting to feel better about this whole thing.

After our showers, we will be taking him to the self service dog wash for his first bath with us. Who knew something so small could smell so bad. P-U! We don't know if they bathed him at all at the shelter. We have no idea how he is going to react to being out, the water, and possibly encountering other dogs/people. It could be a complete disaster, but we have to try. If he isn't coping at all, we'll bring him home.