And Gone, and Back, and a New Bro

Well lot's has happened in the past 2 days: Misha escaped again via the woodpile, but I think that's solved for good, and we got her a new bro.  Misha actually got out again while we were driving down to Seattle to pick up Kaskae (pronounced like Cascade without the D), and several neighbors called to tell us they'd seen her around.  It's going to take a village to raise this dog!  Kaskae was an immediate hit -- lovable, affectionate as all get out, energetic and so so sweet.  We crated him up, and dispite a few whimpers drove up to Bellingham without incident.  When we got home I tracked down a ew Misha sighting leads to no avail, but an hour later Joanie spotted her in the street.  I went out with a leash, but she took one look at me and started trotting up the street.  The I got the brilliant idea of bringing Kaskae out.  They hadn't yet met, but he is a chick magnet, and after they touched noses she followed us into the yard and Joanie got the gate closed.  So Misha is back where she bleongs, and with a bud!
In a nutshell, they've had several tiffs, and we're still working out feeding, but this morning they were playing and Misha was actually chasing him around the yard wagging her tail!  It's the first time she's wagged her tail since she got here.  She also let me come up and pet her last night.  They slept within a few feet of each other last night.  We have a crate and a small kennel out there now, but neither of them are using either.  Kaskae comes in the house a lot, but so far Misha hasn't followed, except for her nose.  And Kaskae loves walks, will come when he's called, and loves to ride in the car with his head out the window.
Our lives have suddenly become so much richer!