The Pup
Last week R & I picked out a new puppy - a Jack Russell terrier. We opted to leave him for another week so he could have a bit more time with his Mum's milky bits but we've been prepping the house ever since. R is so obsessive about such things that he even called the carpet cleaners to clean the entire house - carpets, tile and hardwoods.
The pup is the runt of the litter (hat tip tojeffinthebox for the song that has been running through my head for a week now), a trait which inspired his name - Cooper (as in Cooper Mini) and today I drive back to the farm to pick him up. For some reason I'm nervous about this though I know as soon as the puppehbreath hits me again he will have me right where he wants me.
Bringing Coop home is somehow admitting that I will never see Duncan and Maia again and that's taking some time to absorb. Losing two dogs who were closer than family to me is still difficult but I do know they're being well cared for and that helps to easy my mind and soothe my heart.
Of course, you can count on photos to be forthcoming. Cooper will be my new child and you are all entitled to see said photos repeatedly as I retell the story of how he took his first dump on my freshly-cleaned carpets or when he chewed the legs off my antique Chinese chest.
The pup is the runt of the litter (hat tip tojeffinthebox for the song that has been running through my head for a week now), a trait which inspired his name - Cooper (as in Cooper Mini) and today I drive back to the farm to pick him up. For some reason I'm nervous about this though I know as soon as the puppehbreath hits me again he will have me right where he wants me.
Bringing Coop home is somehow admitting that I will never see Duncan and Maia again and that's taking some time to absorb. Losing two dogs who were closer than family to me is still difficult but I do know they're being well cared for and that helps to easy my mind and soothe my heart.
Of course, you can count on photos to be forthcoming. Cooper will be my new child and you are all entitled to see said photos repeatedly as I retell the story of how he took his first dump on my freshly-cleaned carpets or when he chewed the legs off my antique Chinese chest.