Here's Our Favorite Pup!

Puppy, Puppy Everywhere!

Where's the puppy?

There he is!

He Has Arrived!

Here's our little rascal! Mom, Dad, and Joseph got to stop by last night and play with the puppy. He had had an eventful day. He threw up on the way home but also got some sleep during the ride. Then he wanted to sleep during the evening, too. We let him but that was a mistake. He was awake from 2 o'clock on!

Today he just wants to be held. He's slept a lot today, too. We will try to keep him awake later in the day, though.

I had a hard time getting good pictures last night because he would run toward me every time I pulled out the camera! But I'll post the ones I have.

Oh, and by the way...his name is official now: Phoenix!

He's so lovable--wanting to be held and cuddled. But he's also wanting to chew on things: fingers, carpet, towels, jeans...

I'm having to learn to say, "Stop" or "Quit" rather than "No" because for a bird dog it would get confusing to have both "No" and "Whoa" to try to understand. This is hard for me but I'll get it soon, I hope.

This is the Day!

Yep, 'tis the day we get our puppy! Rob will go pick him up this evening at 5:00. I teach until 5:30 so I won't be going. But it will be a nice present! I've still got a lot of organizing that needs to be done before he gets here. I think we finally decided on having him in the guest bathroom during the day when I'm busy. We were trying to find the ideal room--the kitchen was hard to block off, the utility room had drafts, and every other room has carpet! So, if you visit, we'll have to figure the bathroom situation out on the fly. :) But of course, this will only be until the pup's house trained, probably. Well, I'll give more updates and pictures probably tomorrow!

Puppy continued

We picked the male that has black over both of its eyes! All four were so fun to play with and very adventurous. The owners live out in the middle of nowhere with their dogs, cats, chickens, pigeons and probably a few other types of creatures. They seemed happy to have company! The man said if he could keep another dog, he would have chosen the one we picked. But his wife said he probably already had enough! They had the two parent English Setters, two other dogs (one super small and one humongously big), and a female puppy.

Rob will go pick the puppy up on Tuesday. It will be just over 7 weeks at that point.

I am so anxious to have it come! All English Setters are livewires but this one was a little more laid back thant the rest. And he liked to be held and petted. I think he'll be a perfect fit for us.

Pictures of Puppies

Here are the adorable puppies we are going to look at today! Aren't the purty?!


These are the females:

These are the males:

What do you think? I think the right female and the right male are the cutest. We are still not sure if we want a male or female. So, we'll observe personalities today and see what fits us the best!

Doggie

We've decided on a new adventure! We are going to get an English Setter puppy. Rob has been talking about one for a while since he's been hunting a lot this year. His good friend, Ron, owns an English Setter and my parents had two through the years. They are beautiful dogs!

They come in a variety of colors and patterns. We are planning on getting a black and white one. Tomorrow we will take a look at a litter that is in Washtucna, WA. There ar two males and two females left. Right now we are leaning toward a male, but it would depend on personality, too.

The owner is going to send us pictures today. So, when I get them, I will post them if they are good!