Really?

So last night a neighbor went GranTorino (without the gangs, guns, violence, and language) on me because my 6 lb dog happened to venture forth on the easement in front of his house. Since Sam was with me I had to censor myself, but I was seething, especially because this particular neighbor frequently soaks the sidewalk in front of his house while watering his front lawn. I can't help but wonder how much damage the guy thinks a REALLY small dog could do relative to the REALLY BIG dogs in the neighborhood that no doubt frequently do their business in his yard, along with the couple of cats that roam the neighborhood, the dozens of rabbits around, and most likely a large number of other animals. I'm guessing that in reality the least of his yard concerns is a six-pound Shih-Poo. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........

Puppy Story

As you can see in the post below, we finally have a dog! Abby has wanted one for a while and truth be told so have I. Angel is a Shih Poo a cross between a Shih Tzu and a poodle, though from what we understand she's mostly Shih Tzu. She's now 2 1/2 months and weighs just a bit over 3 pounds, and will eventually be between 10-12 pounds.

Grandma and Grandpa Peck got Angel for us, after Uncle Ray found her at a breeder in Brownsburg, IN (the hometown of Mark The Shark Titus of Club Trillion). We were a little apprehensive at first but after checking Google, it would appear that a Shih Poo is pretty much a perfect dog for us. They are supposed to be very intelligent, very good with kids, and hypoallergenic which is important since Sam has issues with allergies as do I. Over Easter weekend Grandma and Grandpa picked her up from the breeder and trained her for a week. Last Friday Cindy drove over to Indy to pick her up and brought her back on Saturday and she was an instant hit. I somewhat expected her to be fairly skittish given than in the span of a week she's had 3 homes (the dog, not Cindy) but she's remarkably calm. She's been very good with the kids, rarely barks, and has only had a couple accidents. So far, so good. But then again, it's only been 2 days.....

We chose name Angel after much debate. My original idea was to name the dog Indiana to pay homage to her home state, as well as serve as a reference to Indiana Jones. My other choice was Scarlett for obvious reasons (GO BUCKS!). The name Pupcakes was also introduced as a possibility but I quickly spoke out in defense of the dog's dignity and squelched that notion. Eventually we settled upon Abby's suggestion of Angel.

Puppy

A few pictures of our newest family member:

Angel playing in the grass.

Abby is quite happy to finally have a dog, as is Sam. Unfortunately we haven't been able to get a good picture of Sam with the dog.