Our Family Is Growing!

Before you jump to conclusions, no I'm not pregnant (although I can probably name a few people who would be thrilled at that news). Brett finally convinced me we need another dog! Yes, you heard that right. For about two years now, we've been talking about getting another little pooch to keep Kenzie occupied while we're gone during the day, but I havn't been too keen on the idea of having another animal to feed, take care of, and share my love with. Brett has continually assured me that Kenzie would be happier if she had a friend her own species, so I finally consented. We both agreed we did not want the hassel of a puppy (chewing, potty training, etc.), so we started looking for an adult dog. I searched the paper for a while, but surprise!, no one wants to give away their pet. Then my mom gave me the idea of checking the local pound and rescue programs. She recently brought a chihuaha home from the pound, and he turned out to be the sweetest, funnest dog ever. So, after a month or two of searching the pound weekly, we finally found our man. It was a little tricky becuase we wanted a dog about Kenzie's size (4 lbs.) that doesn't shed, so that didn't leave us many options. But yes, we found him. Our new addition is a little Yorkshire Terrier named Tucker. He's more solid than Kenzie (about 7 lbs.), but they look close to the same size. We brought him home from the pound about two weeks ago, but I wanted to postpone this post until I could take some pictures of him. It is the pound's mandate that all animals be spayed/nuetered before they are released into a home, so we were not able to give him a bath for 10 days after to keep his wound dry. Yuck! I couldn't wait for that 10 days to be up! He has since been bathed, groomed, and is now a pretty handsome little dude. He and Kenzie are working on getting to know each other, and they seem to be becoming better friends by the day. Here's to our new dog!


Isn't he adorable?!


The first night we brought him home, with his cone on. He was not a very happy camper.

Kenzie and Tucker together in our backyard