We got ourselves a dog! Fresh off a successful summer of keeping all (er...most) of our tomato and basil plants alive, we figured we were ready to take it to the next level. We've been cruising the dog equivalent to match.com (Petfinder.com) for about a month now and finally found one that caught our eye. It was a Staffordshire Terrier named Dash. Meg is a sucker for any and all puppies, and I am a sucker for cute things with big googly eyes (like Meg). So we arranged to meet Dash on Saturday. However, the rescue person did a total bait and switch on us. When we arrived, she didn't have Dash, but instead had a pen full of five other puppies. Four of them were 8-week old pitbull-hound puppies who chewed the living crap out of our hands during the brief attempts to handle them. The other one was 12-week lab/pitbull mix named Boomer. We instantly fell in love with this dog. He was so gentle and so cuddly...we just couldn't resist.
Turns out this dog is the perfect dog. No accidents so far, he hasn't barked or whined much, and he just wants to be near us (as opposed to sneaking away to poop in our shoes). Furthermore, I farted and the little guy was right there for me to blame it on. I should have gotten a dog a long time ago.
Although his previous name was Boomer, Meg and I are going to rename him. We've got a couple of ideas for names, but need some help from you all (yes - all three of you). Here are our top names...
Mac
Quinn
Archie
Rufus
Quinn
Archie
Rufus
Filbert
Daniel Shore
Jersey (Shore)
Please leave a comment on your favorite or suggest another one!
Now at the risk of becoming those weird dog people who post incessantly about their dogs...here are a few pictures...isn't he so cute??!
Look at the little guy!
Wide awake and curious...
Getting a bit tuckered out...
Totally pooped.
5 comments:
OH MY GOSH I LOVE HIM!!! Make sure to take lots and lots of pictures and to post them on facebook and flickr! Don't worry, I won't think that you are "Crazy dog people". Though, other people might. :) Oh and enjoy picking him up now. You won't be able to do that for much longer. Look at those paws! Yes, I am a crazy dog person. Congrats you two!
What a cutie!! And I agree with Cameron - he's not going to stay small and cuddly for long with feet like those (of course the same thing was said about Meg when she was little ...). As for his name, I think you'll have to do that- his personality will determine it. Send more photos!!
xxMom
Cute pup. He is already a few weight classes above Lupe and is just starting.
Ian, I can't believe you didn't push for any middle earth names like Warg, Tom Bombadil, or Samwise Gamgee (the faithful and steadfast companion).
BTW, I love the spacesuits photo. Classic.
My vote: Archie!
Peanut
OH MY GAWD!!!! Talk about a heartbreaker:) You will have a blast w/ this soon-to-be-big guy:)
As to a name...well....hmmm....I looked at the picts and before seeing your list...I had thought like an Archie or Sammy...and lo and behold you had one of them listed:) Can't wait for more updates from you and Meg on the name and new antics of your pup:)
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