So she is independent and affectionate at the same time

Quick update on Tala. 
She is a super smart and sweet girl, adjusting well, though she has been a little timid (you saw that initially but then you thought her confidence had grown, and the Volhard test seemed to confirm that). Anyway, she seems to be rapidly gaining confidence and my son just adores her. 
 
She is starting to love tug and loves to chase a stuffed rabbit Levi ties to a rope. She also loves the neighbor's dog and they get each other nice and tired. Sometimes when she naps she comes and lays right down ON our feet, though she also goes through the dog door and hangs out in the yard by herself for a while (she learned the dog door really quickly and is almost there on potty training--also working sit, down, stay and come and she knows sit and down quite well). So she is independent and affectionate at the same time.

Ineke, Brad & Levi 
Boulder, Colorado