Yet Another Visit...

      PUPPIES!!!

     Goodness, I get way too excited about these puppies.  We planned yesterday that I would take the kids to see them today.  I did everything in my power to change my mind but I could not stop thinking about them.  I am worse than a kid who was told they are going to Disney!  

     I think they have doubled in size since our last meeting.  And from pictures I have seen of other puppies they are going to again by next week.  These guys were born April 1st so they are currently 3 weeks. 

     Isn't he lovely?  

    

     It looks like his fur is lightening up a little.  I just love how his ears flop and will stay that way.  I must have a "thing" for dog ears.  Have you seem Meggie's?  Of course not!  Let me go find a good picture.....

Now THOSE are great dog ears!  But they don't flop.

Ever.

Never ever.

They are like titanium.  Well, not really.  More like light cardstock.  Or felt that already has sticky stuff on the back of it which makes it harder than felt without the sticky stuff.

(Sorry about that.)

     While all the other puppies look the same (actually, they all have slight differences but I don't care about the other puppies; just mine) Leroy has a combination of markings that makes it easier to point him out from his siblings.  He has a half white nose and his right paw has more white fur than his left.

     So there you have it.  The idea of having a small horse for a pet in the house is getting more real by the day.  I am trying to purge "stuff" that has been collected over the years to give him more room to roam and just be.  I am excited to welcome his type of companionship into our family as I have been told he will probably be quite lazy.

I think he will just fit right in then. ;)

Pictures.

     The first picture is Jethro, the father.  He is the English Mastiff and this picture pretty much sums up his temperament.  The second picture is of the momma, Lucy, and out of the two puppies gorging in the middle, Leroy is the one on the right.  We are going for another meeting tomorrow with the kids and I will be sure to take more pictures then. 

Another meeting...

    Yesterday I went to see the puppies again.  Seriously, I think they have doubled in size.  Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures.  Leroy is already a part of this family and after the events of the day I had to go just to be sure all was well.  It is part of my nature to take care of my husband, my children and even the family pets as they are just as much part of the threads that hold us all together.

     I spent most of that afternoon watching the events at the Boston Marathon unfold.  As with most people watching, my heart was filled with sadness and anger for all those affected.  I can only hope that those affected are surrounded by those they love as they try to make sense of the trauma and are able to move forward with some sense of peace.

      The next time I go see him I will take pictures...maybe ;) 

Leroy Jenkins!!!

     It is official!  The puppy has been picked and Leroy is his name.  I am so full of child-like excitement and joy I am having a hard time keeping my cool.  I didn't sleep at all last night as the excitement from the meeting was just too much for me to process.  All day today I would randomly shout out the word "PUPPIES!" whether it was at the gym this morning, while I was amongst other people at the supermarket, or even in the presence of all the squirrels during the marathon Springtime pooper-scooping session.   We currently have a 6 yr. old lab/shepherd mutt named Meggie, hence the reason for the scooping session.

     Normally we just scoop with a grocery bag but with the pending newcomer I thought I would be fancy and purchase a pooper-scooper.  I guess a seasons worth of poop was too much for this new tool as it broke just as I was finished.  Well, poop.

PUPPIES!!!

     Last night McHottie and the children also came along to meet the PUPPIES!!!  We had the chance to hold them which was awesome.  The one I was holding did what all PUPPIES!!! do and started sucking on my finger.  From that point on it was over.  My heart melted and I was hooked.  He said "mama" and I died.  The end. 

Seriously....

     After my funeral we went home and Meggie gave us all a complete sniff-down.  She really is a great guard-like dog.  I say guard-like because she can make a lot of noise but confront her and she hides.  The shih tsu next door scares the shitsu right out of her.  It makes her feel like she is working for her keep and she does her job well.

PUPPIES!!!

     I suppose I should mention that the puppy is a Saint Bernard/English Mastiff cross, affectionately known as a Saint Bermastiff.  It has the potential to weigh 200 lbs+!  Did I also mention we have two 8yr. old cats named Oreo and Monsieur?  I think the combination of all these pets in one house, all vying for my undivided attention should be a great source of entertainment.

     So begins a new and, I expect, exciting adventure in our lives.  I hope you check in from time to time as I tell you stories about love and heartache, joy and frustration, happiness and anger and everything in between.  Disclaimer; I make terrible spelling mistakes sometimes but I totally make up for it in content.