Puppy Love...

This is Mikki. Our family adopted Mikki in 1992, and she was THE cutest puppy I had ever seen. She was part of our family for 16 years. She loved to ride in the car and play outside. She used to enjoy leaping off any item of furniture into my daughter's arms, and she would do that over and over as long as my daughter's arms held up to the strain! Mikki was the perfect little fun member of our family until last summer when she passed away at age 16. We still miss her. Just the past few months we have finally felt like seeking out another little four legged family member, and this weekend we found.....

Jess! We adopted Jess from a shelter, after finding her on a pet finder website. She had been dumped (hard to imagine that, isn't it?) and needed a forever family. Since no one is quite sure of her breed or age, we are left to guessing. We think she is part Pomeranian and part terrier (possibly Jack Russell). After researching mixed breeds online, we found a picture of a "Jack-aranian," and she looked exactly like the pictures. Her age is estimated at 11 - 12 weeks. We got her Saturday, and she is the sweetest little thing...literally! She only weighs 7 lbs. and is smaller than most of the cats! Olivia and Allison just loved her and cried when they finally had to go home Saturday night. They didn't want to leave her.

She is a bundle of energy, so "grandpa" and "grandma" are feeling their age as we struggle to keep up with this tiny bolt of lightening! She is getting along pretty well with the cats (a few hisses here and barks there) and is now attempting to learn "potty" manners...yikes. This could take a while! Anyway. We are having fun and will maybe lose a pound or two (one can only hope!) Jess looks a lot like a very miniature white-tailed deer, as you can see from the pictures, and yes, we did consider the name "Bambi!"

My rug hooking may be in serious jeopardy for the new few months!