Cindy Lou: Our First Puppy!

Ever since we talked about getting a house, we also talked about getting a puppy. I didn't want to get one until Joshua slowed down at work since I was busy with work and was about to go back to school for the fall. At first, we wanted to get a Huskie but then we decided on a Chocolate Lab.

One day when I got done bartending, Joshua made me go see some pups. Still too early but what's the harm in looking? Famous last words.

We went to Evansville, about 15 minutes away to see some Choc Lab puppies. D'awwwwww!!! They were too cute. There were three left, 2 male and 1 female. We knew we wanted a female but I still wasn't sure if now was a good time to get a puppy to train.

There was one pup that had a bum leg. We found out that he was born with some sort of bacteria in his front leg and the vet had to operate on his leg to fix it. He wasn't suppose to survive but he did which is why the breeders named that only puppy Lucky, the rest had no names. Although, he'll forever have a gimip.

I really wanted to take that puppy home but since it was going to be our first dog and I wanted a dog to run with, I had to force myself to let that puppy go. (It did eventually go to a friend of the breeder's and he is living a healthy normal life with a gimpy leg.)

We kept an eye on the female pup and boy, well, girl, she knew how to work her magic. She walked up to me and I bent down to pet her and she gave me a ton of kisses. Then next thing I knew, she laid down by my feet and put her head on my feet. Crap, I think we're about to own a dog. And yes, we had to take her home right then and there.

Best decision ever! She was so playful and kind and happy (although her sharp baby teeth were not so gentle to us). I think that if she had been trained early, she could've made a great guide dog for someone but I'm really glad she's with us.

Oh, her name? Lily. How did we come up with that? Well, Joshua says he came up with it because our flowers for the wedding were lilies. I, on the other hand, had just recently started watching Modern Family. First episode, at the end of the show, two gay guys adopt an Asian baby girl and named her Lily. Another member of the family said, "Lily. Isn't that going to be hard for her to say?". So even though we disagree on who came up with the name, at least we agreed on a name.

Lily, our new chocolate lab :)

These pics are when she was 7 to 9 weeks old. She grew up so fast!