New Addition

Now that we are preparing to have a baby, we have yet another addition to the family. Gene has been begging me to get another dog. Lucy, our black lab, has been spending most of her time outside these days. Gene thought she was lonely and really felt strongly that she needed a friend. I on the other hand liked the idea of another dog, but wasn't quite convinced that we needed another mouth to feed in out house. One day I was searching the classified ads (which I frequently do for some reason) and came across a dog named Andy. Andy was at the over crowded Grantsville animal shelter. Due to this over crowding, Andy was going to be put down if nobody came to get him. Looking at the picture of this beautiful dog, I couldn't stand the thought of him being killed. So, Gene and I drove all the way out to Grantsville to pick him up. The shelter was giving him away for free.

Andy is a Yellow Lab/Golden Retriever mix. Both good breeds for a family dog. Andy and Lucy seem to get along pretty well. It seems that they play pretty hard sometimes in the backyard. It almost borders on fighting sometimes though. Only time will tell I guess if they are going to be good buddies. Andy for sure needs some training. He digs giant holes in the backyard, he isn't housebroken, and whines...a lot! Of course as with any dog, this training will take time.

Although I'm having a little trouble adjusting to having this massive new dog in my home, I'm sure he will be a great addition to our family.