So let's just say...Jonathan is no longer the new cool thing at our house. Why we decided to get a 9 week old puppy.....I'm still trying to figure out. I really don't know what possessed me to think that we needed or wanted a sweet little puppy. We would not consider ourselves, "dog people." However, little puppies are just so darn cute! I'm a sucker when it comes to baby anything. They are so adorable! We had been mulling the idea of a puppy over for several months... never anything serious though. When I mentioned to Chris that I wanted a puppy his response to me with a grin was, "You just want a puppy cuz I'm in school. Once I'm out of school you won't want one any more." Hmmm Chris, what are you trying to say? :-) When he saw the type of dog I wanted he wasn't opposed to it at all.... which really shocked me because he's always wanted a BIG dog. (Personally, I think he just liked that she looked like an Ewok to him.) The perks of the little dog, in comparison to a big dog, that we thought of were these: little poop to clean up, no shedding, don't have to feed it as much, and of course cute....and did I mention smaller poop...oh hey...what about little poop??
So yesterday we found ourselves buying a 9 week old MORKIE!! A Morkie is a cross between a Maltese and a Yorkshire Terrier. I really wanted a Yorkshire Terrier but they were a bit spendy. This one did the trick just fine for a little dog. She will probably get to be about 6 lbs. Grace and I really pushed for the name Lilly. It was Gracie's favorite. Daddy wanted to name her after an Ewok. Then he discovered Ewoks don't have names. So he then came up with GIZMO. Umm...no, she's not being named after a GREMLIN!
The day we brought her home weren't prepared at all. Well, I take that back. The people we bought her from sent us home with a nice list of how to care for her and some starter stuff. We set her on the floor and she ran around and decided to start pooping her guts out. I saw her start to go on the carpet and quick picked her up to bring her outside the patio door. But wouldn't you know the screen door was frozen shut!! Chris was outside and I hollering to him to come help me with the poop dog. In the mean time Jonathan was crying and started scooting toward me. He scooted RIGHT IN THE DOG POOP!!! Chris is upset cuz he can't get the door open, I'm freaking out cuz Jonathan just scooted through poop and I can't do anything about it cuz I'm holding the dog, Luke is crying about something and Isaac and Grace were currently not listening about something at the moment. The puppy continued to poop all over the floor in several different places in a very short amount of time. She was VERY excited to say the least.At this point I wondered....what did I just get myself into!! (You don't need to email me and tell me this is normal that they poop yada yada yada...I know)
We now have a nice little set up for her. The kids are so in love with her! We have to set a timer though for when they get to play with her because they would play with her all day if I would let them. They don't understand that puppies need to sleep and rest.
So yesterday we found ourselves buying a 9 week old MORKIE!! A Morkie is a cross between a Maltese and a Yorkshire Terrier. I really wanted a Yorkshire Terrier but they were a bit spendy. This one did the trick just fine for a little dog. She will probably get to be about 6 lbs. Grace and I really pushed for the name Lilly. It was Gracie's favorite. Daddy wanted to name her after an Ewok. Then he discovered Ewoks don't have names. So he then came up with GIZMO. Umm...no, she's not being named after a GREMLIN!
Here's our little Lilly jumping for the camera
Lilly meeting Grandma Karan today
As you can see the kids LOVE her!
(Sorry I can't rotate this picture but it's still a fun one of Luke watching Lilly chew her bone)
The day we brought her home weren't prepared at all. Well, I take that back. The people we bought her from sent us home with a nice list of how to care for her and some starter stuff. We set her on the floor and she ran around and decided to start pooping her guts out. I saw her start to go on the carpet and quick picked her up to bring her outside the patio door. But wouldn't you know the screen door was frozen shut!! Chris was outside and I hollering to him to come help me with the poop dog. In the mean time Jonathan was crying and started scooting toward me. He scooted RIGHT IN THE DOG POOP!!! Chris is upset cuz he can't get the door open, I'm freaking out cuz Jonathan just scooted through poop and I can't do anything about it cuz I'm holding the dog, Luke is crying about something and Isaac and Grace were currently not listening about something at the moment. The puppy continued to poop all over the floor in several different places in a very short amount of time. She was VERY excited to say the least.
We now have a nice little set up for her. The kids are so in love with her! We have to set a timer though for when they get to play with her because they would play with her all day if I would let them. They don't understand that puppies need to sleep and rest.
The adventures today were quite exciting too. Grace STEPPED in the dog poo and tracked it everywhere!!! AND later on I heard the kids scream, "JONATHAN HAS POOP IN HIS MOUTH!!!" I was about to freak out! Nope, it wasn't poop. Just a nasty piece of DOG FOOD! ACK!! (Believe it or not we really do have a set up so he can't get to the puppy) So yes, we have a puppy. Yes, it is chaotic. Yes, we are crazy. But YES, we sure do enjoy her! I think she will bring even more life to our crazy family. She has already created much more laughter in our home. Who woulda thought I'd have a smelly pet?? Yuck! But...I think I can handle a little one for now :-) She's super cute and very playful. She's very content and I believe is adjusting well. If anyone wants to meet our newest addition, feel free to come on over. We welcome any advice you may have!
