It's a girl!

Yeah, so... no, we're NOT having a kid anytime soon. But we DID decide to add to the family with a new puppy! We have a dog and two cats; the dog, Sid, is getting on in years and we figured it was high time to grab ourselves a little tiny terror to keep him company, and most likely to be the first dog when we DO have a kid!

So here she is... she's a Catahoula Leopard Dog. Her name is Silverbelle, or just Belle for short (from Beauty and the Beast ... there's no reference to any vamipres here no matter how suspicious it may seem!)

Her first day home with us:


Lookin' cute. It's what she does.


Well okay, she also pees and eats. But mostly she's just cute.



She's about 3 months old right now, and last week she weighed 15.5 pounds. She's probably up near 18-ish now. Her brother Hank is estimated at about 60-70 when he grows up, but Belle will probably be about 50. Maybe. We're not sure.

That's the fun of rescuing a puppy of mixed breed (which she may NOT be... she could be all Catahoula for all we know). Ya never know what you're gonna get!

She's a sweetie so far. She's working on figuring out how not to pee on our carpets but we're not expecting her to "get" that right away. She's also figured out that if she sits at Mom's feet instead of leaping up and biting her hands she will get a piece of kibble, which she worships. She's very smart when there's food involved. ;)

Anyhow, this is what's been occupying my time for the past week and a half or so. ;) Enjoy!