A New Buddy

So we already had two dogs. A couple of Pomeranian's. I really haven't wanted another dog. My wife likes to look on KSL and send links to me and say "Please?!". My answer has always been no. A couple of weeks ago we have some friends that landed themselves a little wiener dog. They joked that we would end up with him. They have a two year old, and a 3 month old so adding a puppy to the mix was a little much. A couple of days ago my friend told me that they were going to put him on KSL, but would give us first dibs before they did. My wife did her usual "PLEASE?!". I know that she wanted me to have a dog. I asked her if it would end her quest in finding another little fluff ball to add to the pack. She said yes so I consented. She went and picked him up and brought him home.

At first I just said yes because I wanted to stop getting links to other dogs on KSL every so often. I'd met the little tyke a week before and he was groovy but I wasn't fond of the idea of having three dogs. They are kind of like a cell phone plan. The more you add they are only a little more work, but we are pretty good at neglecting the ones we have. The only saving grace is my schedule is about to change as far as work goes so I'll be home every so often. After having him for a couple days now nothing has gone terribly wrong. They have had a couple disagreements but there hasn't been any blood yet. They get along fairly well. Our next order of business is to get him fixed (which our friends so kindly said they'd pay for). He at least understands the concept of fetching (something the other two snub). When we took him on a walk he knew how to walk in a straight line. He is pretty well behaved. I just started calling him Buddy. I can't really say why but he responds to it so it works. He looks like one of the wiener dogs my parents had. He is a ball of energy and won't sit still for anything but when he is asleep. It'll be interesting, but he's here to stay.

Buddy, Mika, and Sophie in their "gated community"