What to do, what to do...

So we have a new dog but not by choice. It seems word carries fast. Michael and Kristen formerly owned this little guy and either A. They were being nice and felt bad that we lost Sheba, or B. They realized they couldn't take care of him since they can't even take care of themselves, or C. They didn't want the responsibility of taking care of him any longer. So what did they do? Dropped him off by our mailbox on Saturday with a note stating they were sorry for the loss of our other dog and asking us to take care of him. They signed the note, "Your Secret Neighbor." One of the neighbor's found him out there and brought him to our attention and it's a good thing we were home to take him. Had we been gone at that time on Saturday out running errands like we usually are, he would have really had a bad spell left out in the heat in a small pet taxi.

Of course the kids were ecstatic upon his arrival and yes, he is cute. But we really were not ready for another dog as we haven't clearly grieved Sheba yet and of all dogs especially a puppy. I've never had one of my own and have come to find out that I really miss Sheba and how easy it was to take care of her as she had a pattern and didn't always need someone or something to play with not to mention the fact she was completely house broken and didn't leave our yard. We couldn't bring it upon ourselves to take him to a shelter and my brother and his wife weren't interested in taking him so we decided to keep him. Thank goodness Jake is out of school and we won't have to leave him unattended and alone all day. He will be a lot of work yes, but I do picture him being a long time pal but I will miss the idea of a lap dog that can lay by me in bed, just as Sheba did. Now I really can't wait for that fence!

The note said he goes by the name of Max but Jacob named him Bear since he reminded him of the bear cubs we saw at Bear World last month. He's very cute and playful. We think he may have some husky in him with his curled tail and fuzzy fur, but we aren't sure.