Just add one Border Collie.....

Except for the one hour flight delay at the San Francisco Airport, the recovery operation went well. Trigger was just sitting in his crate and staring out when they brought him to the counter. He looked dazed and lost, but as soon as he heard his name and got a little whiff of familiar kibble he just came to life! Got a collar and leash on him and let him out right there in the airport lobby. He was overjoyed to be out and to meet us. He was also able to say hi to some kids that were lurking near by hoping to meet the cute puppy.
Eventually we put him back in his crate for the ride home. After a bit of initial caterwalling, he settled down.
Gladys and Trigger are hitting it off just fine. They are kissing, wrestling and chewing on the same bully stick. They spent quite a bit of time demonstrating their ability to sit side by side and be hand fed bits of kibble. Gladys is amazingly accepting about having a new kid in town. Trigger has been using his potty box and taking naps in his x-pen area. He does a bit of initial whining at times when left alone, but then settles down. The whining periods have gotten progressively shorter and I hope that they will soon cease altogether. We are making sure we only go in and talk to him and feed him kibble when he is quiet.
Trigger is exhausted and crashed out in his pen. Gladys is staring through the bars hoping to wake him up, but he is out like a 12 pound trout!