Wednesday, November 26, 2008
New addition...
I finally gave in and we adopted a dog yesterday. She's a lab mix, about 14 months old. She came house broken and semi-trained (which was one of my conditions). She has a really sweet temperament, the trainer at the shelter thought she may have been trained as a therapy dog. After taking her (or rather attempting to take her) for a walk, I don't think that's the case, but she could probably be trained for it pretty easily. She is very friendly, very patient with Jack (he loves it when she licks his fingers) and very scared of everything right now. She has to be carried down the stairs to the basement, I had to reschedule her appointment with the groomer to when Matt could help me get her in the car...but I think she just needs to get used things. We (by "we" I mean Matt--he's had dog names picked out for years) named her Suga (pronounced "soon-ga"). It means "girl" in Samoan. Keep your fingers crossed that I'm up for this!!
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Matt is in Heaven. Suga looks very friendly but big. Outside dog??? Inside dog??? Hey you will love her. Jack will get used to her too. And then you won't be able to keep them apart if Jack is anything like his dad. Your family is growing. Have a great Thanksgiving! We love you all.
Cute dog! Now you do realize you now have another kid right??? Hopefully yours wont be as big a spaz as my dog is so your new "kid" will be good.
That's so nice that she's good with Jack. My kids want a dog so bad, I just don't know that I'm ready!
I think its great that you got a dog. We almost always had a dog when you were growing up. Jack will love having a dog around. She looks like a great dog. When you work with her on a leash, just remember that she needs to be uncomfortable unless she's at your side, where she needs to feel very comfortable... Have fun with her!
yay!!!! congratulations! you now have everything i always wanted in life... a house and a dog. seeing those pictures of the snow brought back some memories for sure... the snow in those parts is heavy snow... shoveling always gave me a good work out.
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