
Many of you know our family's story with our dog Callie. Callie now lives with my in laws. It is a long story and one that drags up much guilt and sadness for me so I won't go into it here. But, the result was that I said I wouldn't get another dog for a very long time. I also said it would not be another Springer Spaniel. Springers are very energetic and let's just say it - I'm not. However, D. grew up with Springers, and we both wanted our kids to grow up with a dog. I suggested a couple of other breeds of dogs, but we kept being drawn to the Springer pups. D. has been looking for a while, but I didn't think he was very serious. Yesterday though, he found an ad for puppies very close to us. We were going to "just look", but when I heard him get a check before we left, I knew we were really going to pick out a puppy.
When we got Callie, the people had a horse in their front yard. Aubrey looooooooved it. Believe it or not, when we got to the house yesterday they had two Shetland ponies in their front yard. I laughed so hard. It was hilarious. Well, when we saw this precious face and t
he beautiful mom and dad, it was impossible to walk away and not know one of them was coming to live with us and be a part of this family. We couldn't bring her home yet because she's only 3 weeks old, which is good. It's giving us time to get things ready - we're going to get an electric fence, which was one of my stipulations for getting a new dog. And of course, the food, beds, etc. So, although I thought we wouldn't have another puppy for a while, here we are again. We haven't named her yet though. Any suggestions?

8 comments :
Good luck with the puppies -- we do not have one, but I imagine it is quite difficult to "just look". Thanks for the comments on my Valentine's decorations -- I have to admit, I went a little overboard this year, but with all the snow days, it kept us busy and added some much needed color to our house!
i don't know too many people who could walk away from a cute little puppy face like that....
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How fun- a new puppy! He is cute :)
thank GOD the puppy is with your in laws so that you all can still see it!
We just got our yorkie about 3 weeks ago...precious. I totally agree that you have to find the dog (and personality) that fits your family...
I'll be praying this transition goes much better....
ok, so you know i'm not a big dog fan...but he is SOOO CUTE! enjoy and can't wait to see how he/she adjusts to your home. :-)
So cute!!!!
Oh my! So cute!
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