Plus One...

Oh my great goodness, y’all, so many new and wonderful things are coming together just in the last week! I can’t wait to share all of it but for now, a quick glimpse of one of those super exciting things will have to do!

Behold

Our soon-to-be addition, just turning 5 weeks (above).

And the most recent photos we were sent, at about 7 weeks (below).

The fact that she was sleeping while her siblings were playing is a great sign regarding her temperament! We wanted a laid back pup and we are certainly getting one.

This beautiful babe will be joining the family in  7 3 days! We are driving 5 &1/2 hours ( oh, yeah- no. You definitely read that right) to pick this girl up, and then right back home. If there was ever a dog meant for us, she is The One.

I have wanted to get a family pup for SOOOOO long but the Husband said no for quite a while. I even made a pamphlet, y’all. A PAMPHLET. Trifold. Complete with quotes from JFK. He chuckled but still said no. But now. Now is the time. We have a privacy fence built. I have a crate sitting in my room next to my bed. I have purchased a hand crafted, genuine leather and fabric collar that was a mere $15.00! I have a bag of Blue Buffalo chilling in our pantry. Like Spongebob Squarepants, I’M READY.

She is a Mastidane. Or a Daniff. Half Mastiff, half Great Dane. ALL ADORABLE. She is a fawn merle and I think I’m in love after seeing only a few pictures of her and her siblings. We decided to follow the sage advice of Cesar Milan and choose a pup that was laid back, or submissive, as those usually tend to be easier to train and don’t try to go all Alpha on the kiddos. Considering she will be what I affectionately call a horsedog, that is a necessity.

The boys are super excited and Needy, the family fat cat, is utterly oblivious to what is coming in one short week. She may take a while to get used to another animal in the house, but she won’t have much choice in the matter. She WILL, however, end up with lots of tall things to climb and hide on since I know how much of a scaredy cat she can be. Thankfully this pup will still be relatively small when we bring her home so it shouldn’t take too terribly long for my fellow ladies to get acclimated to one another!                 

                   

Needy, also known as Fat Cow, Dammit Cat!, (painful) OH!, or Kitty Kitty (Ki-ki for short).

I’m so excited to share the newest addition with you when we get her, as well as a few changes we’ll be making around the house to accommodate her ;D.