Wednesday, February 11, 2009

New Member of the Hall Family

Alan and I have been talking for a few months about possibly getting a dog. Our first thoughts were to get a full-blooded Dacshund, but those are pretty expensive. Last week, we decided to look at the puppies at the local animal shelters.

And we found him!


He is a Beagle mix (with what looks to be possibly Jack Russell Terrier)
and his name on the website is "Nudge." My second choice to a Dacshund was a beagle, and Alan's was a Jack Russell Terrier. So I guess we both got what we wanted.

Not only did the picture convince us to get him, but the name did too.

So, on Tuesday we'll be bringing him home. I've got a LOT of learning to do, being that I never had a pet my entire life thus far. Growing up in the Hall family, Alan has always had a dog. So he's the expert right now. Depending on his size as an adult,
he may or may not be an "inside" dog.

He'll be about 7 weeks old when we get him.

5 comments:

LeslieTummel said...

Aw! Precious baby! We adopted our dogs (both beagle-mixes) and they are so sweet! They are totally my children. :) Enjoy your new baby!

Anonymous said...

Brian's first comment was: you know a lot of people get a pet to practice before having kids. Typical Brian, the analytical. So are you going to call him Nudge? He's cute!

Conrad & Cara Deese said...

he's cccuuuuttteee!!! speakin from someone who never had a dog before darla....it's tough! but ya'll have a backyard so you'll do great! Oscar, our 2nd teenie weenie..proud to say potty trained - 6 mos old! it's so obtainable!! i was HORRIBLE with darla! he's precious can't wait to see more pics!! good luck...

and i agree with your sister:
1 - get a plant, if it survives
2 - get a dog, if it survives
3 - make some babies

Lerra said...

He is SO CUTE!! I just love dogs. We got Toby from the shelter too. He's a terrier mix, definitely has some Jack Russell & we're not sure what else. I love the name Nudge! What a cutie!

Mandy Mc said...

He is absolutely adorable :-)