We got a puppy!! Brett knew someone who knew someone who had a large little of mixed breed puppies that he was giving away. We've been talking about getting a dog for several months. The kids have been very responsible when we've watched Brett's parents dog, Irish. So we really thought this would be a great opportunity. We wanted to surprise the kids so Brett and I drove to the owner's farm out in North Salem. We met, Gracie, the mom who was pure-breed Miniature Australian Shepherd. She was a beautiful dog, pale blue eyes and very sweet. There were 4 pups left, out of a litter of 13. The man didn't know anything about the father so we have no idea what the other 1/2 of the puppy is. All the puppies looked the same, 2 with longer hair and 2 with shorter hair. Three boys and one girl. We were drawn to the girl, she just layed in the back of the stall and seemed very relaxed. And she had shorter hair. So after carefully checking out all 4 pups, we decided on the girl. It was a little sad to watch the mom and puppy interacting for the last time, I made Brett split them up, I couldn't do it.
We drove home, she whined a little big. A quick stop at the local pet store for some pet food and we were heading home. We were thinking of names and Brett mentioned "Black and Tan" since that is what color she is. I said it was too long but "Guinness" would be a good possibility.
So we pull up to the house, Brett grabs a camera and heads to the back yard where the kids were waiting for us. I come around the side with the puppy in my arms. Kylie came towards me and said "Who's puppy is that?" and I said "Ours!" And she said "We got a puppy?!" Here is the picture from when I told her:
Matthew was also excited but not to the extent as Kylie, more in his mellow way. Both kids ran up to lock the gate and came back for some petting time. Kylie asked what her name was and I said that we had to decide on one as a family. She immediately said "How about Sparkles?" Ugh, no. So we decided on Guinness.
Brett and I noticed a few days later that Guinness had no energy and seemed sick. I made her an appointment at the local vet. He agreed that she seemed very lethargic for a puppy so he ran some tests and we found out that she was anemic. Which was much better then parvo, which would have been deadly. So some fancy food and she should be better in a few weeks. We did notice that her energy level increased by the end of the week, as she got more used to us. Housebreaking has been challenging but we're doing better with it every day. We love her!!
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