and then there were three

We said goodbye to our old friend Teddy, a poodle-cocker mix. He had brought us a lot of laughter, love, and frustration at times... indeed, he was all dog. We missed him but I was determined there would not be another dog taking up residence in our house, but it's been a while and my daughter really missed having a pet.

We began, half-heartedly on my part, looking at dogs again. About 2 weeks ago we learned of a shelter in Battle Creek from a friend so for a Saturday something to do we went for a visit. My daughter immediately bonded with a dog and after coming home and talking it over we decided we'd adopt the dog.

Her name is Sweet Pea (yeah, the first thing we were going to do was change her name) but it's been a week and Sweet Pea just seams to be who she is. We call her Sweetie... and sometimes I hear my daughter call her "Miss Thang" because she is definitely all attitude. Truth is, we love her already.

She is a hound/border collie mutt. She is called "medium" size and weighs in at about 42 pounds. She is very intelligent and a quick learner. She is never still and bounds with great enthusiasm. She is all muscle and runs full hilt. She is beautiful. Here is a picture of her sitting still. Rare moment.




So, our family has grown. We're all about it now there are 3 of us.