Puppy fever!

[GLC1968]

So there have been a bunch of puppy threads on here. One of my co-workers brought in his new puppy into the office a little over a week ago. My boss's boss just adopted a new puppy on Friday.

And on Saturday, we arranged to adopt a new puppy ourselves! We already have two 70+ lb dogs, but they are 6 and 7 years old, so we wanted a younger one. We did some research and decided that we wanted a poodle-cross of some sort. I checked the shelters and local rescues but the only one I found was a tiny little thing. We want/need a bigger dog. Then I found a breeder in Montana who had one lone girl giant schnoodle left of her litter. She is a cross between a giant schnauzer and a standard poodle and should be about 60 - 70 lbs full grown. I typically wouldn't want to adopt a puppy, but since my husband works from home, we can make it work. Plus, it'll be good for us to be able to train her from day one about which animals are part of her 'pack' so that there is no cat, duck or chicken chasing going on.

She arrives on Friday! I'm so excited and I just know that this is going to be the longest week EVER! We are planning on naming her Sara, but we are open to the fact that another name may fit her better once we meet her.

This photo was taken last Thursday.

[jobob]

How adorable!

[limewave]

Awwwwe! So adorable!

[indysteel]

Oh my! She is too cute!! I bet she is Miss Personality. You can see it in her eyes!

[emily_in_nc]

Oooh, she looks like trouble! But in a good way.

Enjoy her!

[Pax]

Yay, puppy!!!

[trista]

Awww, so cute! We are still 6 weeks away from getting our puppy! I'm jealous!

[ridenread]

Awwwwwww.Sara is so very adorable. congrats

[Aggie_Ama]

AWWWWWW!!! I love my mini-schnauzers but a big one would be so fun! How much does she weigh right now? She looks like she is going to have a BIG personality.

Our puppy has learned his place in the pecking order, namely Heidi the older dog will always be Queen. He is like the annoying little brother to the cat though, I feel for Miss Tortilla since her previous owner declawed her and swats to the face won't deter Jens.

[oxysback]

She's adorable!!

[SadieKate]

You do know that Sara (or Sarah) means princess, right? So, you're going to call something with the combined brains and temperments of a std poodle and a schnauzer Princess?

I know exactly who is going to be running your household in just a few days.

[zoom-zoom]

How awesome! A friend of mine has a giant schnoodle. He adores that dog. She's big, but so gentle and well mannered with his 3 kids.

[Owlie]

Aww, so cute!

[Miranda]

SO cute!!! I love dogs and animals. Thanks for sharing!

[Selkie]

Sara's a beauty! ;-) Puppy breath, puppy paws, puppy romping, puppy kisses---the best present in the world. Better start puppy-proofing the house now.

Smooches to her from goldens Maeve, Fiona, and Margot.