It’s a GIRL!!!
March 29, 2006 at 7:48 pm by DarlaKittWell, he’s finally done it. My boyfriend, Chris, brought home a puppy! After we lost our beloved Herkamur last November, we briefly considered adopting another dog, but it was too soon. We haven’t discussed it much since, so you can imagine my surprise when I came home one afternoon last week to find a little fluffy-ball romping around our backyard!
Her name is Mimi, a 5-month-old Yorkie mix whose elderly owner couldn’t take care of anymore. She is just the most precious little thing, and I can totally understand how Chris fell in love with her despite his desire for a “big dog.”
However, we weren’t sure how Murphy would “take” to her. I mentioned in our bio how he lacks certain doggie social skills and tends to be a bit of a spaz around other dogs. So, I was a little nervous when we introduced the two. Luckily, the Humane Society of the United States’ website has wonderful information on how to introduce a new dog to a resident dog. With all of those great tips and some guidance from a few family members who work in pet rescue, the introductions went fairly well.
Mimi was frightened of Murphy’s defensive aggressiveness at first, but I’m happy to report that he didn’t try to hump her or eat her for dinner. Yesterday, they were even playing together in the backyard! And Mimi absolutely loves the kitty cats, wants to play with them all the time. They’re not really interested in playing, but have found her to be a fascinating specimen and watch her obsessively, which is quite funny to observe.
I’m so very excited to be a new mama to this precious baby girl and am looking forward to scouring the internet to report on lots of cool stuff for my little punk-rock princess.
