We are officially back in town from our six week road trip. We have thousands of pictures to sort through and hope to post the best on the blog. But until then, let us introduce the newest member of our family we adopted yesterday, Roland** the puppy.
Roland is around 6 months old and weighs 22 pounds. He and his siblings were found in the street when they were two months old and were taken to the pound. They were going to be euthanized when a wonderful rescue group swooped in, got them out of there, and placed the puppies into foster homes until a permanent home could be found.
It is believed he is part Australian Shepard, part Rottweiler, with a little something else mixed in. He was the smallest of his litter. We were originally looking at small to medium dogs and then adopted a dog that is part Rottweiler. Still not sure how that happened.
Actually, I do know how it happened. He is the sweetest dog, very even-tempered, great with kids and other dogs. Just a chill little guy with normal puppy tendencies, like chewing stuffed animals. (He got a hold of Owen's Ducky, so now Owen keeps his door permanently closed.) We all immediately fell in love with him and feel he is a great addition to the family. Nala possibly disagrees, but I think he'll win her over.
** Well, his name is Roland for now, but I think the name is going to stick. You see, Owen was dead-set on calling him Iron Man. We tried to compromise and name him Rhodey, who is Iron Man's best friend. This greatly upset Owen because Rhodey, aka War Machine, got his robot arm ripped off at some point and was beaten up. Owen didn't want his dog named after a robot that had been beaten. Other names Owen suggested were: Burrito, Bailey (like Tejas' dog), Oscar (after his favorite cartoon character), and Puppy the Puppy. We finally all agreed on Roland, which happens to be the name of the lead character in Ed's favorite Stephen King series, and Owen decided could have a good nickname of Rolly-Polly the Puppy. Complicated thing, naming a dog.
4 comments:
What a handsome little dog. Congratulations! Puppies gotta chew, so you better get him his own stuffed animals. Greta's all came from goodwill stores since they get trashed pretty quickly. She now has one that she mostly cuddles with.
Jeri
114You know, getting him his own toys is exactly what you need to do. I never, ever even thought about giving a dog toys of their own before . . . I just remember getting upset when they chewed up our things. How stupid was that?! Kuba LOVES his toys, and he never chews on anything else. Watch for some puppie toys coming your way from beautiful down-town Auburn, Washington. :0)
Enjoy, he will begin to mean the world to all of you. Love Owen's name for him too. Love you guys, Mom / Grandma Bug
How sweet!! We can't wait to meet Roland (or at least see lots of his pictures up on your blog. We're very happy for you guys, especially O. And just help him give Nala lots of space. Our Poopsie hid under the bed for the first year of Bailey's existance here. But she has finally begun to come out and run like black lightning past Bailey (who to her suprise, just realized we have two cats)!
A boy needs a dog. It can teach responsibility, unconditional love, introduce several new food flavors. Most of all though it will expand the pecking order in the proper direction.
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