Meet the new member of our family!

Well, I finally gave in..we got a dog! Jason and Hadley, okay, mainly Jason has been begging for a dog for almost 2 yrs! I finally thought it was the right time and Hadley was more than ready for her first real pet..so the hunt began! We spent hours online looking, almost 4 hours at the dog adoption event at Navy Pier and then another 3 hours at the shelter..we finally decided after seeing her two different days and spending lots of time with her that DeeDee was it...


She is a 6yr old Sheltie mix, and at only about 15 lbs she is the perfect dog..not too big and not too small..yet I can still pick her up in one arm! Hadley was SO excited, she picked out the perfect toys and bed for her. On the way home from the shelter she kept saying, "It's okay DeeDee we are almost home." Now her name came with her, I offered to let Hadley change it but she loved the name..so it stuck!


We are going to have her sleep and stay in the pop up kennel for the first week or so..they thought it would help her get comfortable..and I wanted to make sure she was house trained! They think she came from a home due to the condition she was in and how social she is. She is very tame and cuddles a lot! She loves the bed in Hadley's room which is where she will be after the kennel goes away!
DeeDee loved her first bath, Hadley helped..and then afterwards she let Hadley dry her, brush her, and then cover her in a blanket...(and yes she is in her undies..Hadley that is,not DeeDee!)


So far it has been great..we will see how it is when she gets more comfortable in our house!!! Right now her favorite spot is on her belly and getting rubs!!