Our puppy

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Dear family and friends.

OK.... the name is......

SCOUT (from To Kill A Mockingbird)

She is a little " Scout " . She is so adorable. She is peeing/pooping outside very

well. The girls (Hannah) ignored her " cue " today and she had one pee accident.

But otherwise, she is really doing well in the housebreaking department.

She is playful, her teeth look great, her coat should get better as she

continues to get better nutrition. She will need her stitches out about the 12th

and I need to find a vet for her next vaccination around the 20th. I will just

remove her stitches myself, if they look good and not worry about the vet doing

it. After I get those stitches out, I will give her a bath. I don't want to do

that until I know that she has healed well. The site looks good.

She is very playful and plays very nicely. She follows us around. She is barking

at the cats but they will put her in her place, eventually. Mostly, they are

avoiding her. She loves her crate, thank goodness! I am glad that they were

crate training her. Just so happens that we had a very large plastic dog crate

so that was handy. We used it to house the cats when we were in a hotel for 3

months plus for the long move from MD to El Paso, so I have just kept it. LOL

She is coming to us when we call her " Scout " . When Alden says her name, it is SO

CUTE!

He was a little out of sorts all day. It was a lot of excitement for him, we ran

out of yogurt (his comfort food), and his Daddy had a job all morning... so he

has been a handful. He is very happy about the puppy. He was very sad when I

could not pull off the road to find him a restroom and he peed in his pull up. I

had to try to explain to him that it wasn't his fault and that for this time, it

was OK. He was concerned and that is ALSO a good sign! He still would not poop

in the toilet today.

I will attach or post the few photos that I could get. Every time I tried she

moved. LOL. I should have gotten out the Flip Video, I guess, but today was just

a bit hectic with all 3 kids, the new pup, the neighbor dog came over and didn't

want to go home so he hung out here and played for a long time. (This is the dog

we kept for over 2 mos.) We finally had to get to come over with the

leash to take him home. (Oso). I could keep him, too, but he isn't for sale.

LOL. Scout loved playing with Oso and Oso loved her. The older dog could

probably help teach her some things but I don't want him to teach her how to

jump the wall!! :0

What else.... spent some money today, that is for certain. Still some things I

need to get but we did have the crate. I think I would like a walk through gate

to keep her out of the back of the house. That way, the cats have a place to go

rest and get away from her and I don't have to worry about the carpet. The front

of the home is linoleum with some rugs, so that is no big deal. Also, the kids

rooms have too much stuff for a puppy to be in at this point, I think.

I am so tired. I took a nap, too, but still need to get to bed so that we can

take care of the dog and also make it to church!

As I have watched her and been able to see her face now, I really wonder if she

has some collie in her, also. There is possible retriever, newfoundland, collie

mix in this dog. The set of her eyes and her nose, at times, seems to be

collie/newfie perhaps? I would love to get her DNA checked to see what all she

has in her!

Honestly, she is so darned fluffy and cute, it is hard to leave her alone! AND

she seems to have a drier mouth than I thought she would... but time will tell

on that one. heh heh heh.

Love to all! Kiersten

[Guest guest]

OK..I had to stalk out Scout on your facebook to get a look. She is

adorable! She looks like a black golden retriever..she has that boxy head.

Black goldens do exist - they are not desirable in the breed (for those

fancy dog snobs, anyway).

She is going to be the best thing for your son!