A Four-Legged Christmas

Had I mentioned we got a dog?

In November we had a family meeting in which I was outvoted 3-1 on the question of whether we should get a dog for Christmas. I was not excited about the prospect of a chewing, jumping, digging, peeing, barking beast in the house. Not in the least. Privately to Katy I predicted Total Chaos.

Boy was I wrong.

We found Tessa through a local rescue group that gets dogs from area shelters. She was on her way to being put to sleep. She is very sweet and affectionate, and has clearly had some training. She loves playing ball and chase with the kids.

I can't figure out what she was doing in a shelter. She's an awesome dog!

(She is laying at my feet as I type this. Good dog! Good doggie!)