The story of Sparky....

Did we plan to buy a dog last Wednesday evening? Well, goodness no! Could you say it was a fairly impulsive thing? Well, sure you could!



You see, these folks we know had a litter of pups on August 5th. The first e-mail that came out about them, cute pictures attached, I simply deleted. Jman has talked on and off of wanting a dog however, we just weren't ready to go there. And, to get a sweet, purebred Dachshund, which is what we wanted, well...you have to pay a little for that.



This past Wednesday I was home from work with little Agirl who was running a fever. Checking my e-mail that morning, there was another e-mail about the puppies. Only 2 left. Cute pictures attached. Priced $100 less than what they had been.

So, I'm reading. I'm looking at the pictures. I'm thinking. I call Coach. He says, "No."



Well, eventually we agree. We say, "This is as

good a time as any. The kids are both old enough. That's a great price. They're both so cute. We know where they are coming from, trust the breeders, etc. Let's go get one!".

We didn't tell the kids. We told them that we had a surprise for them. They were definitely shocked! Jman was super excited! Agirl, not so sure. She is a little skittish about dogs but, we're hoping she'll attach to her own and get over that!


So, there we were, picking up our pup, heading to PetCo to get supplies because we had.........nothing! Way to be prepared to bring a new baby home!!

Let me share what I knew about dogs prior to last week:

1) They are mammals.

That's about it! Never had a dog. Never been a 'dog person'.

I've read the web, we went to the library and Pet Smart for books and now, I'm practically an expert!

Sparky's first bath!

Sparky started off being barricaded in the kitchen! Isn't that lovely! And, we just nicknamed him Houdini because we'd come home and he was out!

Thanks to our friends for giving us the gate! Now, he's much happier having taken over my laundry room! He can see through and has already claimed this space as his den.

What a fun, tiring learning experience for all of us! He is already in love with us and us with him! Welcome to the family Sparky!!