Isn't she darling?? Let me introduce you officially . . .
This is "Bella Bella Dancerella" a.k.a. Bella (Long story, and Megan is involved - enough said!)
After our devastating experience with Tucker last fall we took some time to recover, and recently started considering a new pup. We prayed long and hard about her . . . and those prayers were answered beyond what I ever could have imagined!
We started watching the Petfinder listings, and found a few pups that we were interested in. One by one they were crossed off the list. Yesterday afternoon Ali asked me to show her some of the pups on Petfinder. We were looking and came across a listing that was brand new, for this little sweetie. It gave her basic info, and said that she would be at the adoption event at Petco in Fenton that day. We ran upstairs and told Aaron about her. We decided to load everyone up and go check her out in person. We were immediately smitten. She is literally the most beautiful pup I have ever seen. She is also very sweet and mellow, but still playful. We decided to bring her home, feeling like we had struck gold . . . little did we know that there were more treats in store!!
We got her home to find out how sweet and mellow she really is. She loves her toys, has never nipped at the kids, doesn't jump up and is completely uninterested in the cats (SCORE!) Now I am well aware of the fact that we have had her for about 24 hours, but hey . . . I'll take it!! She also has not had a single accident in the house. All in all - VERY different from our first 24 hours with Tucker!
(We also found out that our vet (who we love!) is one of the approved vets to do her free spay - minor, I know . . . but still a treat!)
In our adoption papers we had a note from Cindy (the owner of Bella's Mama). She had written to request an email from the family who adopted her pup, including pics as she grows up, etc . . . I was more than happy to oblige, knowing that it must have been tough to give up this little sweetie. I also had a few questions for her. What an awesome thing to be able to be in touch with the woman who has raised her so far! To know if/when she has had Frontline/Heartguard. Where she slept, what house training she has done, etc . . .
We were so blessed this afternoon to get an email back from her, answering all of our questions, sending a ton of pics (starting with 1 day old!) and including a pic of her Mama. We also found out that she has been working with her on house training since she was 3 weeks old!! Talk about an angel!!!! You can't even imagine how that made my day! Thanks Cindy!
Now that I have made a short story very long, here's her basic info:
She is 9 weeks old
Mama is a Boxer, Papa is a Black Lab (I think she has a Lab's body with the markings of a Boxer)
One eye is blue, the other is blue on top and a brownish-hazel on the bottom (Beautiful!)
She weighs about 14 lbs.
So . . . with all of that said . . . enjoy my insane amount of pictures! :)
Meg snuggling a very-happy-to-oblige Bella
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Sleepy girl
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She's been doing a whole lot of sleeping . . . but Emma was happy to pet her anyway.
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Ali's turn
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Pretty eyes . . . the pics really don't do them justice!
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She is thoroughly enjoying all of her toys
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Meg and Julie trying to convince her to play
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Just some random cute ones . . .
I love the wrinkles on the forehead!
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Apparently her crate feels "homey" to her. That's where she goes when she wants to nap.
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And here are 2 from Cindy (Thanks!!)
Bella's Mama, Penny. Isn't she beautiful?
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1 day old pups!
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Time to end my insanely long post! : ) Much more to come!
