Ok, so, I gotta share this pic...

[Shari]

of gfg. This is the dog we're "trialing" for him. Being that she's been here for over 3 weeks now, I think she's probably staying. Stay or go, I love this picture of them all.

http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/j...=WillGirls.jpg

[klmno]

Is this the same dog that is a puppy- not housebroken? Just wondering, b/c judging by that cute smile on gfg's face- I don't think that dog is going anywhere and you need to just settle in to it!! LOL!!

They are all adorable- I hope you have plenty of energy!

[amazeofgrace]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[crazymama30]

They are all adorable. Your little boy has me singing "All I want for christmas is my 2 front teeth."
Look like they are all keepers.

[Jungleland]

OK, way too cute! Gfg is so adorable!! Pup is definetly a keeper!!!!!

Thanks so much for sharing!

Hugs,
Vickie

[Shari]

Yup, that's her.

And yup, I think you're right. I don't think she's going anywhere, either. I gave up and we've started nightly training sessions after she puts gfg to bed. She's quick, tho, gotta give her credit.

Her fetching skills are iffy right now (which gfg loves to play with dogs), but I think we'll even get to that. She seems to enjoy doing what she's asked, once she understands it. She adores gfg, they wrestle and chase, she comes when he calls her(that's a gold mine, right there), he takes her along anywhere we let him. He takes her to the kennel when we leave for work/school and as soon as we get home, rain or shine, he runs to the kennel to get her out. At bedtime, she assumes her position at the end of his bed and rarely gets out of bed until he does, even when he sleeps in. She adores gfg and hangs close to him most of the time, but she's equally content laying around the yard chewing on whatever delicious tidbits she can scrounge up. She doesn't chase the chickens, but she does like to "go bowling" (lion king - "bowling for buzzards", she is the third dog we've had that does this without actually pursuing the chickens...) She's learning some basic obedience as well as a couple stupid doggie tricks, cause gfg thinks those are the best (under "normal" circumstances, those would come MUCH later...), and the house training is coming along.

We had found another dog to look at, a cattle dog type that was a fetching machine, but the place backed out on letting us have the dog because Dh's dog isn't spayed, so I'm pretty sure this little girl will be staying right here.

And I've resigned myself to being ok with that. She loves gfg, and that was the whole point.

[klmno]

It will be ok. When gfg was about 5 yo, I took him to a place that sold different small breed puppies (I know- I didn't want to support it either and it might have been a mistake in that respect). I took him to introduce him to different breeds, thinking someday we would get a puppy. There was a yippee puppy that got got quiet anytime gfg went near her. We brought her home the next day, along with a second one. Then, I couldn't handle the 2 puppies and the fact that I thought this was an incompetent decision, given that I was a single working parent and these puppies were not house-trained. So, I found them both good homes- but they weren't kept together. The family that took the yippee female dog allowed us to stay in contact and visit. After a couple of months, the wife called and said her DH wasn't too crazy about this dog, b/c she was too playful and yippee. We went to visit (must have been about the 3rd time). The dog leaped across the yard onto gfg and started giving him kisses all over his face. I guess you figured out- we took the dog back and have her to this day. She probably isn';t all his dreams come true in a dog (just like all wives aren;'t the trophies men dream about), but kids can learn, too, that when there is real love, you accept and adapt to what is there. He LOVES his dog, and she loves him. I joke that she is training him for marriage someday. She takes his pillow and kicks him in the head. But she has never been agressive toward him and they LOVE each other. It is a great experience for kids- especially gfg's.

Your's (or should I say, your gfg's) is very cute!! You will adjust!

[Big Bad Kitty]

Your son is GORGEOUS.

Cute doggies, too!

[flutterbee]

What a cutie pie! I love that toothless grin!

[totoro]

Allright he and my little N could be girlfriend and boyfriend! With their love for the dogs and their cute little smiles!
He is adorable!
So are the pups!!! Her little spotted tummy is cute also!