Gabby naps while Laura does her homework.
Back before Thanksgiving Mrs. Hufford and I decided the time was right our family to get a dog. We've had them before but it has been a long time. With Mrs. Hufford retiring someone would be at home and Laura has wanted a puppy--badly--for a long time. Everything seemed to be in place. We knew some lab puppies had been born and we went to check them out. They were cute! We chose a black female with a shiny coat and a sweet personality. We wanted it to be a surprise for the girls so we said nothing about it for the next five weeks. It was difficult. Every time we saw a black lab or Laura said she wanted a dog we had to pretend like we knew nothing.
Yesterday was the big day. She arrived at 5:41 PM. Laura was elated.
We enlisted the help of our friend and fellow lab owner Linda. She and her daughter Tika brought the puppy to our door and rang the doorbell. When Laura answered it Mrs. Hufford and I were ready with the cameras. Laura couldn't believe it at first and then she started to cry. The puppy was calm and I am certain a little frightened. It had previously spent its life with 11 brothers and sisters and it seemed to be wondering was was going on.
We all got to know each other throughout the evening and settled on the name "Gabby." Well, that's her shortened name. Her name in full length is: Gabriela Bella Noel. Around midnight she went to her crate for the night and slept until 7:00 AM.
This morning she has played several games of fetch and started working on potty training. She also took a nice long nap on Laura's feet as she did her math homework. As I write this Emily is attempting to get Gabby to watch the Phineas and Ferb show on a video iPod. It seems to have put Gabby to sleep...again.
This afternoon we will go out for several walks and shuffle through the snow. Then we will come back for the evening to our house filled with...puppy love.
2 comments:
Now that is one nice looking dog. The best part for me is the sweet look of love on my Laura's face. We are so happy that you have taken the step back into puppy land. She is CUTE!! It almost makes me wish we had a little one. Thank heavens that feeling will pass, two is enough.
Hi Keith and Jeri,
Yep--we think she is cute, too! Laura can't get rid of that smile on her face. They are inseparable friends already.
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