31 January 2020

January Cycling Pictures

For the scrapbook...



05 January 2020

Welcome Bailey Girl

Today we picked up our first puppy as a family. We had been waiting for several weeks after getting the news that a litter had been born. The breeder (Florence) is from Garrison, Montana. We got in touch with her because my uncle had gotten a dog from her in the past. In fact, our dog shares the same father, so they are half siblings.

We met the breeder's friend at the Starbucks in Castle Pines. She was the one that was driving all the dogs around various parts of the country, including a sister puppy in Denver. The kids, especially Julia, really wanted to name her Bailey after reading the book "A Dog's Purpose". I'm still not a huge fan of the name, but other people seem to like it.

So far she hasn't barked once. We can already tell that she's going to be a great dog once we get out of the "puppy phase" and after she gets fully house trained.

I'm writing this post about a month after getting Bailey on January 5. So, these are pictures from the first month of having a new puppy in our house. The first few are of us picked her up and the signs the kids made for her since she was originally supposed to be dropped off at our house. There are several pictures her sitting in our lap, as that's what she liked to do first thing in the morning. The picture of Julia holding her in towels are after her first bath the first day we got her. Bailey fell asleep in her arms.