Welcome Mika!

We picked up our new puppy this weekend. Isn't she cute! Ha ha.

After a great night in Madison visiting Rick, Andrea, Joe, Chris and Ben, we woke up early and drove down south of Chicago to meet Mika (pronounced mee-kuh). We didn't know which one would be Mika so we spent some time playing with the last two pups in the pouring sleet and freezing temps before we made our choice. Both puppies were equally adorable one being just a little larger than the other. We picked the bigger one because she seemed better suited to enjoy the snow and ice that prevail in the Northwoods. We have about 10 inches of powder at our house and she loves it!

Because she was the biggest in the litter she was the most dominant and really ran the show. Unfortunately for her, we will now be running the show. We drove up to the Miller's house in Winnetka and had a great time learning about our little charger. She is extremely confident and went right up to their black lab and started nibbling on her (Lucy's) paw. Lucy is a rescued dog and was actually afraid of Mika, who then proceeded to chase her around the room barking. What a great game :) Dr. Kurt checked her out at his new clinic and she got another couple vaccinations. We had a long drive home and she was excellent the whole way.


She is going to be a handful but we are both up for the challenge. The first two nights have been wonderful, no accidents in the crate and no crying. She is a good girl...I hope it lasts. Jay is excited to take her to puppy training to she if she will try to dominate the bull mastiffs.