New Puppy!

Well I realize that we already have a lot on our plate, but we added one more a couple days ago. We went and got a new puppy. We have been talking about getting a dog for over a year now and we decided that we wanted a Doberman. I was raised with them and they are wondeful! They are smart, friendly, and protective. We really wanted to get one with the ears cropped and the tail docked. It is hard to find that at a reasonable price! Our on-going search was leading us to a breeder 3 hours north of here at $2500 for one dog! That did not include breeding ability or full show papers. If you wanted that it would have been $3500! Way too much! Adam was ready to jump on it, but being the thrifty one that I am, I couldn't bring myself to it! Monday I was online searching through the Star Tribune classifieds and spotted one ad for doberman pups. They were born on 4/1 and the tails, dew claws, and shots were all done. They were selling for $650 for a female. Well, that is what we paid for our last Doberman 20 years ago! That was a great price! I called and left a message for the owners. When they called me back they had told me that a lady in WI was driving home from IA and was coming to get the last female black/tan that night. However, she had called on Sunday night to confirm and when the owners tried to call her back twice, they couldn't reach her. The told me to wait and they would call me back. They tried her a third time and never got a response. I was in! I had to come up that night to get the dog...first come...first serve basis. I called Adam in a panic mode to see if he could get off work early. There was no way that was happening! After several long phone calls between myself and the owner, we finally found our way to St. Croix Falls WI at about 8:45 PM. We got the dog, got the papers, and headed back home. We arrived back at home at about 10:30PM and didn't get to bed until midnight. The puppy slept in the kennel all night (well, more like whined in the kennel all night). We didn't get much sleep. Luckily I was working from home Tuesday, so I didn't have to get up early.

I still left her in the kennel most of the day as she would be if we were at work. She did a great job and only cried about three times. We named her Shadow since she follows us around like a shadow. She is very bitey since she is teething, and smells like a puppy! Mikayla and Adam adore her and she is a wonderful addition to our family. My dad came over on Tuesday night to see her and he was grinning from ear to ear. She fell asleep on him, and he fell in love. Anyway, that is the story of the puppy and I miss her already. Yesterday was hard...I was having separation anxiety from the dog! HA! Today I feel a little better, but still miss her.