Her name is Sadie.
Yep, we’re getting a dog, a golden retriever to be exact. Last week we took the kids out for a visit, and Madeline picked out her favorite. Thankfully she seems to have extraordinary talent when it comes to picking out a puppy, and David and I agreed that she made a great choice.
It wasn’t too hard of a choice. She was a very social puppy, who seemed to have the perfect blend of playfulness and cuddliness. Every time we put her down she would immediately come running back to us and either climb into our laps, or snuggle up next to us. She seems to love our attention.
She happens to be the biggest girl in the litter, and is also bigger than 3 of the boys. That was one thing I wasn’t so excited about. Lucy is 12 pounds. I used to think I was a big dog kind of girl, but then I got Lucy and thought maybe I liked little dogs. It was a big step for me to agree to a Golden Retriever since they are pretty big, and I have to admit I kept picking up the tiniest one hoping she would be a good match, but it turns out that the chubby one had the best personality. So, yeah, she will probably end up being really big.
Sadie is still not quite old enough to come home with us, and needs some more time with her mom so we have 2 more weeks until we will get her. In the meantime the breeder is keeping us updated with pictures and emails, and we are welcome to go visit her while we wait, so tomorrow we are going out for a visit.
Madeline is very excited about her new puppy, and is doing a surprisingly good job of being patient while we wait for her to come home. Anthony, on the other hand, isn’t really that interested in puppies. He preferred the big dogs.
He had lots of fun throwing balls for the big dogs. He did take a little bit of time to harass play with the puppies, but overall he wasn’t very interested in them.
Now the only family member left to come to terms with Sadie is Lucy. I think Lucy will do great with her, and will be excited to have a playmate. I’m sure there will be an initial adjustment period, but I think overall it will be a good thing.
So why another dog? Well, we happen to think Lucy is a pretty awesome dog. She is about as low-maintenance as dogs come. She’s great with the kids, isn’t crazy, and has an overall sweet personality. So our hope is that Sadie will learn all about how to be a dog from Lucy. Lucy has congestive heart failure, has seizures, and just recently had a herniated disc. Needless to say she’s not in great health, although she is only 8 year old and potentially has a number of good years ahead of her. Our hope is that we’ll have these 2 dogs for a long time, but just in case, we didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity for our next dog to get a little training from Lucy.
So, wish us luck!
