The New Arrival...

Photo above taken by ARF

Meet Sugar... our newest 11 week old addition. Yes, I know we all ready have a farm full of animals but yesterday we drove out to the animal shelter to check out some dogs we saw on the Internet anyway. There were two that we really liked. The bigger one was adopted moments after the doors opened so that narrowed our choices. What we liked about Sugar was that she was very tiny and portable- not in a purse by any means.

The girls love our cat Nanners but she is currently weighing in at a mere 17 pounds and is not the carrying around type. She also isn't around much for them to play with so whenever the girls catch a glimpse of her they run over to her screaming with their little hands waving and Nanners high tails it right back up the stairs. She will occasionally let them pet her but it is truly few and far between.

We also have Lady our Beagle. She is very affectionate but again way too huge to be carted around. Lady loves everyone though and she is a very family oriented and faithful dog. She is also roughly 5 years old and slowing down a bit in her play which is good for me since she is rather large but the girls want someone a little more active. Since we have been walking Lady at night we have really been spending some nice quality family time together. And Lady loves her walk. Actually we could all use it to expel our unused energy. The girls also love holding her leash. But with one dog we have to share the responsibility so now they each have a dog to walk and love.

Ok Ok maybe it's just me. I love all 4 pounds of Sugar. She is super cool, she wags her little tail and shakes her entire body. She jumped up on the bed and licked Dave's face all over to wake him up this morning which delighted him. Who wouldn't love to see someone who is so excited to see you?

She and Lady have been spending some time together. They have been face to face but are still in the getting to know you stage. Nanners hasn't been introduced yet. Maybe next week when she is used to the new dog smell...

So yes we have a new addition to the family and so far things are good. She has learned to kennel up and sit when instructed. She is really food orientated so it helps in training her and she seems to catch on quickly. Hopefully we will have her house broken soon so she can be out of her crate forever.... More about Sugar later...