Saturday, April 4, 2009

A new dog




We've gone nearly four years without a dog, which seems a long time, given that until our sweet old Koppel's death in the summer of 2005, I'd had a dog ever since I finished school. The kids really, really wanted a dog (Ben, of course, remembered Koppel, Kisae just loved the idea of a dog). I wanted a dog. Jim loves dogs but worried about the time and energy they require. But he finally decided okay.
So last week, we visited a rescue shelter -- thinking we'd just talk to them. But there was a small, cute Corgi mix who seemed to meet our requirements (gentle with kids, housebroken, okay home alone). And so now he is ours.
He is a small bundle of sweetness with the softest fur ever. The kids are head over heels about him. Kisae keeps saying, "I love him so much. Him legs so cute. Him bottom so cute. Him the best dog." Ben has better grammar but the same views.
His name is Murphy.

2 comments:

Carrie said...

Hi! I found your blog through the CHSFS forum. We are new to the Orlando area but are adopting from Ethiopia, and are hoping to find families in the area. Are you still in central FL? Do you know of any adoptive family gatherings? I haven't been able to find many online.

Thanks,
Carrie

etmom said...

Awww, Murphy is soo cute! Asrat and Grace are bonkers about our dog we got just before Christmas last year. Poor thing, they need to leave him alone sometimes!

Edie N.