there was a retriever-sized hole blasted into our hearts last week, and we stuffed it with a puppy. i have always said that the only cure for the dead dog blues is puppy shopping, and this weekend i put my money where my mouth is.
like the griswold's pilgrimage to see a moose, on friday we took a pilgrimage 7 hours in each direction to ohio to see a puppy.
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I-75 north |
kevin grew up with a black lab female - night - and he really wanted another one of those. i grew up with crappy rabbits and really just wanted another lab - any gender any color.
after some sleuthing, we found her online, decided we are crazy but who cares, and set off to bring her home.
she is black, she is 8 weeks old, and she is bred to be mellow. her mother, princess, looks just like nacho with teats. her father, bear, is a sweet, calm, waggily boy. we met them both and wanted to take them home with us, too. awesome dogs.
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sugarhoney and her mama princess |
the clincher was she was born on june 6 - nachodoggy's exact birthday! i mean really.
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sugarhoney in the heartland |
here we are at a truckstop where she had a drink out of nacho's fiesta bowl.
![drinking out of nacho's bowl](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3875/14772141029_276797b8b0_z.jpg)
for all 7 hours, she slept quietly on my foot. at this point, she almost had her name changed to slippers.
![sleeping on the way home](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5554/14958469372_8edbafb969_z.jpg)
when we got home, the introduction went well, and pouncey and eli were cordial, though not yet snuggly. pouncey finds this exciting.
![pouncey!](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/14772289787_5d32e7b31c_z.jpg)
i am not sure if she is a dog, or a bear cub. what kind of animal is this?
![is this a bear cub?](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14958828075_ef5978c364_z.jpg)
she was not afraid of the river, and jumped in the middle of the rapids. and sunk! kevin was right there, and she scrambled to the side just fine.
![3 pups in the river](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14772229918_2f27a4a88e_z.jpg)
it has only been 2 days, but we are head over heels for this pup. we have a long way to go with house training, crate training, and chewing, but we can already tell she is calm and smart and she has a heart of gold!
![sugarhoney comin at ya](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5571/14759530048_9fa0bc5bdf_z.jpg)
nothing could ever replace nachodoggy, but it feels like some sweetness and light has returned to the house and harmonious balance is restored. aaaaahhhh!
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with a name like sugarhoney, she has to be sweet |