Half-way house?

I think I am going to need my bed re-stuffed, momma

I think my momma is running some sort of half-way house for labbies here at my Moose lodge! She brought home another chubby blond girl last night! Mandy is probably my age and weighs almost as much as me (98 lbs) but is way shorter and rounder. She is a pretty girl but I am not sure where momma is finding all of these labbies who don't want to play with me.

Here she is with my squatter piggy. She picked it up for a second and that is it. I think she dropped it when she realized it was not food! Squatter piggy is one of my favorites and if she doesn't like that I am not sure what I can do. Sheesh!

She has not growled at me like the last one did but I still tip toe around her in case she decides to fly off the handle. Momma assures me that even if she wanted to go postal on me that she is so slow I would have plenty of time to get away. I don't know about that... when momma has a treat in her hand she is lightning fast with her jaws of doom! (note from momma- she is very mellow and friendly and there is absolutely no sign she would be aggressive but I think Moose is still skittish after Bella's growls... I think he does not know how to interpret the unrequited play invitations) 

She is only here so momma can help her find her own home but then who knows... apparently there is an endless supply of blond girl labbies up in Miami so there will probably be another one. I just want somedoggie who will play with me, is that too much to ask? 

Note from momma again: See the brown discolored fur on her paws? I think these are hot spots (lick granulomas) and wondering if any of you have experience with helping them heal? Once they heal will the fur go back to normal? I found this stuff called DermaPaw that sounds pretty good... has anyone tried it? It seems odd that it is in exactly the same place... I have heard dogs do this from anxiety or boredom or it can be allergies too. She does not constantly lick them so I am hoping it won't be too hard to fix and it won't get worse. 

Also- for those who have asked about my last post and what I am doing related to the oil spill. We are working to take baseline samples before the oil gets here so nothing heroic like actually cleaning it up or rescuing birds or anything. Current predictions suggest the Florida Keys may be spared from too much oil impacts so keep your fingers crossed for us!