We're getting a puppy!

We had always promised the children that when Cutie Pie was older we would get them a puppy...but then we adopted Baby Sister and truthfully she was better than a puppy, don't you think? 

But like all siblings the novelty began to wear off, she started taking their toys and acting like a baby sister; and they were back to wanting a puppy!

Okay, so maybe it wasn't exactly like that, but you get the picture.  It was time to add a puppy to our petting zoo. 

After much thought we  kept coming back to an  Australian Labradoodle, and Big Daddy would like for you to know that by "We" I mean the kids and me.  He doesn't think anything with a doodle name is manly enough.  Even if a Labradoodle was the best family dog I could come up with for our family.   

After finding a breeder we liked and reserving our puppy it was time to sit back and wait for the infamous email.  I cannot tell you how exciting it was to get the email alerting us that our puppy was born.  Since then we've had the pleasure of receiving weekly photos from the breeder and we are scheduled to pick up our puppy in 2-weeks.

Yippee!  Are you excited for me?

I must confess that it has been at least ten years since I have housebroken a dog or had a puppy so I've been busy giving myself a refresher course by: hiring a trainer and reading books on raising a good puppy.  

Understandably some people (Big Daddy)  would say that getting a puppy within months of moving back into the house you just finished repairing/building isn't the smartest idea...but I wouldn't be me if I didn't load up my plate!

How could I say no to this cute face?

"BUNKER"