So we got a dog

                                         

So you know how I said one of my goals for 2013 was to get a dog, well get a dog we did. After a lot of searching, endless phone calls to my mother-in-law (who is pretty much the world's most knowledgeable dog person) we settled on this sweet little dog who was rescued from an attic in East St. Louis where she was locked up with her puppies. She had mange, heart worm and was otherwise not taken care of. The rescue organization got her, and she went pretty much immediately into a foster home (probably the number one reason we chose this organization- they are home based and so you can kinda get an idea of what the dog is actually like). She went through some crazy heart worm treatments, got lots of love from them, and then was delivered to us this past Friday. She already has us all smitten! Tripp has declared that she loves him the best, which is totally fine by me!

Her details:

Name: Padme (pronouced Pad-may) It's from Star Wars- one of the princesses

Size: about 40/45 lbs, her back is about at my mid calf and her head comes up to my knee.

Breed: Rottweiler/Hound mix- her body is more Rottweiler and her tail is docked, her face/ears remind me more of a hound

Temperament: Sweetest ever! She just hangs out with us all day. And that's about all! We take her for good, long walks to wear her out and then she just kinda chills all day!

Obedience: So far, she knows sit, stay, and down. She is house trained, doesn't really bark, does well on a leash. Could probably use a little more work on that though. Once she gets cleared of heart worms, she will hopefully become my running partner!!

So basically, she is the best ever. If you live in St. Louis, she has a brother up for adoption- he seems pretty awesome as well!