Not whole lot has been going on. I'm trying to hold down the fort until Will gets home. Dixie requires a lot of watching because she likes to dig near the fence outside, and I don't trust her inside if I can't see her. I've been exhausted this whole week. I finally got away from the pups for a few hours and went out on the lake with my friends. I tubed with their daughter, but the water was ice cold. We were bounced off the tube, and by the time I got back on the boat I was numb. Brr. I wonder if the water ever really warms up here?

Fun in the sun! It was 80 degrees on Thursday with beautiful blue skies!


Becoming friends...


Dixie says, "Hey Maddie, I'm going to go ahead and take over your bed, okay? Thanks."

Because she's like our baby, here are some more pics of Dixie girl...

I'm a lazy bird dog...

Borrowing my neighbor Aidan's chair...

What are you lookin' at, Mom?

As close as I'm getting to that crazy Maddie dog...

Can you see me now?

We're having fun. Maddie has been so, so good with the pup. She looks worried when Dixie whines in her kennel, but she doesn't yet like her enough to let her play with her toys! She growls a bit at Dixie when she tries to steal her toys from her, but so far she hasn't been too harsh at all. Dixie likes to chase Maddie around, but she's not even close to fast enough yet! It's pretty amusing, especially when she hits the hardwood and her long back legs go out from under her! Unfortunately, Will has to leave on a trip tomorrow, so the pup will be home alone during the days. My sweet neighbor is going to come let her out in the middle of the day so she won't be crossing her legs when I get home from work! I won't only blog about the dog from now on, but I will post pictures and such periodically because we have family that wants to see our new addition!

Here she is!

Meet Dixie.





We're very tired after a long, crazy day of travel yesterday, but we're so glad to finally have our pup!

Here's a pic of our new pup! We'll get her after our trip to Chicago. She's seven weeks old now, so she'll be a little over nine when we get her. We originally didn't get a pup from this litter, but we got a call yesterday that a family had to back out of their deposit and we were next in line for a female!



This other picture is of her dad. She'll have the same coloring when she gets older. I think she's just precious, and I'm excited to have another puppy in the house! Will is thrilled to finally have his bird dog. Of course, I'll post more pictures once she actually joins the family.



Oh, and as of this moment, she doesn't have a name. I'll let you know that as soon as I know it!