Daily Archives: September 11, 2008

Thank you to everyone who offered input. We went the suggestion that we pick the dog who was most responsive when we visited. The blue dog was demonstrative, the red dog was lovey, but laid back. We named her Tessa Blue, Tessa for short. She is very much a puppy — nosing into everything, hectoring [...]

One of two five month old puppies will come home with us today from Slinger. One has red merle markings, the other blue. I think they’re vaguely related to Molly Bloom. This afternoon we’ll drive over there and meet the pups, and depending on some subjective criteria, like who jumps up and licks my face, [...]