Showing posts with label shih tzu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shih tzu. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

we found our new "baby"!


Isn't she adorable??????
She's 5 weeks old and so, so, so sweet!
She had just gotten a bath when we went to visit her,
so I wish we would have taken a picture once she'd dried -
what a puffy, fluffy fur ball!
She was so nervous at first but after about 20 minutes,
she was giving me "kisses" and snuggling right up to us.
It was meant to be. She's ours next week and I cannot wait!
(Is it weird that I ***LOVED*** that I could smell her puppy-breath?)


Now,
onto names...


Brett wants "Queenie" (think of the 80's flick The Burbs with Tom Hanks). As much as I hate making a joke out of our dog, I must admit I hadn't ruled it out (it had potential) but now I really do not think our little girl looks like a "Queenie". To me Queenie is a pampered, prissy show-dog and this little one is so not that. To me she seems sweet, adorable, loyal, and cuddly.
So no Queenie. Sorry, babe.
On the drive home we brainstormed with the kids and everyone in the entire family contributed to the list of possibilities (it may be obvious that some came from a 4-year old. It may also be obvious that some came from a 33-year old man who had a hard time taking the task seriously). Here they are in no particular order:
PEPPER
MISSY (as in Mistletoe, since she was my Christmas gift)
CUTEY
LUCY
LULU
NEENEE
VENA (????)
HONEY
FRENCHIE (because we got In & Out French Fries after meeting her)
NANCY
BETTY
NELLIE
KIT
WIGGLY
DARLA
ZOE
COOKIE
PENNY
GINGER
ROSIE
SILKY
STARRY
SHINGADINGA
SHALALALA
RUBY
DOLLY
BUTTERCUP
RUFFERS
PIPER
and lastly, one name we loved but won't use:
SARA (we thought the story behind thsi was cute, since our puppy comes from SARAtoga Springs, UT - but unfortunately we have the most awesome cousin named Sara and it's just not nice to name your dog the same name as close friends or family)
And there you have it.
We're open to any other suggestions.
What does she look like to you?

a huge, wonderful, exciting announcement: WE'RE ADDING TO OUR FAMILY

We're thrilled to announce a new member of the
Taft family will be arriving soon. We look forward
to hearing the pitter-patter of feet running around.
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OK, maybe not "feet" as much as PAWS.
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Four of them.
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Accompanied by a wagging tail.
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Yes, we're getting a puppy!
My Christmas present from Brett was permission to get a dog!
He wanted to surprise me with one, but knew I'd love
picking it out myself, so instead he gave me a
cute little stuffed dog (which Carson has named "Puppio").
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We pretty sure we've found what we want and are
anxiously waiting the day our tiny, fluffy
SHIH TZU will be coming home to us!
Here's me opening my gift:
And here's the kids' reactions (love moments like this!):



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