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Since we put Harvest down, Chris and I have been discussing getting another dog. Claire loves dogs like no other. Everytime one walks by our house, she is yelling "doggie, doggie!" She stares out the window and watches them. She loves to pet any and all that she can. Because we are a little insane, we decided to bite the bullet and get a rescue dog. Her name is Sophie. She is an adorable, 10 week old black lab. Claire loves her. They chase each other and Sophie tries to steal Claire's pacis. Such fun. Last night went well, but we are all a bit tired today. Sophie started out in her kennel, but amidst the barking and crying, Chris nor I could sleep. Chris, being the push-over that he is, brought her into the bed. She nuzzled up right next to Claire and I as if we were one big litter of pups. Cute, huh? Again, a little insane. Anyway, Chris took her out at 1:00 and I took her out at 5:00. All is well and we have had no accidents to speak of. Hopefully, we can push through the tiredness & get her back in her kennel before our bed becomes too small for this rapidly expanding family.

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Erin&Joshua said…
Hunter says "where is the photo" Josh says "where is the photo"
Erin says "what?!?!?! Are you nuts?!?! Posting such an event with no photo???"
March 21, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Erin&Joshua said…
Sophie - YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! We love your photos and can't wait to meet you. Take good care of our friends (your new family).

xoxox Erin, Josh, and Hunter
March 22, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Anonymous said…
Hi -- Just FYI, Baron (our choc. lab) was a cute little puppy at one time too, but he's now about 90-100 lbs of giant dog......good things to come. Sophie is a very cute puppy and Clarie looks like she loves her.
Nicole
March 23, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Kara said…
Nicole,
Your comment wasn't very encouraging. I thought of Baron when we were thinking of a lab. Our biggest issue right now is her desire to chew anything and everything. Thankfully, we've been hyper-vigilent, which has kept our house intact. We're hoping this phase passes quickly. She starts doggy daycare tomorrow and Chris will be taking her to obedience classes next month. Hopefully she comes home exhausted and learns quickly. I can only imagine what that dog could do to Claire when she is full grown--she can already knock her down and she weighs 8 pounds less than Claire!
March 23, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Erin&Joshua said…
we used Kongs and now I have heard that Nylabones are great for chewers! Before we got Hunter we were thinking about a black lab named Nugget (I was sooo in love with him) and I also was very worried about the chewing!
March 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM
Kara said…
we have a kong, a wubba, and a rope toy, yet she still chews. i was told today that it is a puppy trait and she will grow out of it. we'll keep our fingers crossed that this is true.
March 24, 2009 at 5:08 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh, another bad thing........Baron went to obediance school for 6 weeks and seriously just quit being a pain in the ass -- school for him was about 2 years ago. Hopefully Sophie isn't so hyper!! I'm not trying to be discouraging, but just had to share.....Ha
Nicole
March 24, 2009 at 11:30 PM
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