Less Barking, More Wagging

In an interesting turn of events, Jim and I ended up with another dog.  It's good to be a two-dog household again, for the most part.  Although certain sacrifices do have to be made.*  

When we were 'searching' for what would end up becoming Nelson, I had sent a facebook message to an individual that I was virtually certain was the Kim Novotny that Jim and I had gotten Jasper from.  I told her we were interested in possibly adopting another GSD.  She never responded.

Two years later, a message shows up on my FB page, from Kim Novotny no less!  She said she doesn't get on FB very often (true that), and that she was sorry, but she no longer bred GSD's.  But, there WAS a breeder she knew of and she actually had one of their dogs.  Good stock, she said.

So, I googled the name she gave me, and found a website for Vom Gildaf German Shephards. She had 2 puppies 7 weeks old, and 6 more that were 5 weeks old.  She was available the next morning at 9:30 if we wanted to come to Burlington to see them.  We did.  True to form, we fell in love with X'Caliber.  He came home a week later.  We renamed him Rockefeller (Rocky to close friends).

So now we have Nelson and Rockefeller.  With Jim being 'semi' (not!) retired, it's nice not to have to keep him in a kennel all day (referring to Rocky, not Jim) while we are at work.  Well, it's nice for ME, not so sure about Jim LOL.  With this winter being SOOOO brutally cold and the never-ending snow, let's just say housebreaking has been a challenge.  But, we're making our way!

Less Barking!  More Wagging!

* sacrifices include some sleep deprivation, exorbitant vet, toys and food costs, and investing in a heavy-duty vacuum cleaner.  This list is NOT all inclusive.