A few days ago, Tyson got an email from a good friend asking if we still wanted a dog because his co-worker's son in Arizona was needing to give his away. We talked about it and decided to go for it! I grew up with dogs, Tyson has wanted one since he was little and Brenna LOVES dogs. I guess the previous owner got her as a puppy (he paid $900) when his wife was pregnant. Three weeks ago when she had the baby, she realized she was very allergic to the dog! So, because of her allergies and because they lived in a small apartment, they decided to give her away. Their main concern was that she went to a good home. They were coming up to Utah this weekend to visit family and decided to bring her with so we could get her. So, we picked her up last night. They showed us all the tricks she can do and they played with her and said good bye - as we drove away, they were crying - we felt SO bad!!! We hope she'll be happy here with us and not destroy our house to much!! She's really a pretty good dog and hasn't barked once since we got her! Apparently, she is bred really well and has a few champions in her blood line. She did have an accident on the kitchen floor this morning, but we're pretty sure it's just because she's in a new place - at least she chose the kitchen floor and not the carpet! She is house trained, she'll give high and low five, shake hands and "wait" for a treat. We still have some training to do (Tyson wants to take her hunting) but I think we're off to a pretty good start!
We needed a make shift collar because the previous owners kept her old one as a keep sake:)
She found a tennis ball and was in Heaven!
We have her in a kennel downstairs - she did REALLY well for her first night here!
Here's her new collar and tag - she had a pink one before, but Tyson wouldn't go for that, so we agreed on red.
3 comments:
wow, that's a big 'puppy' but she's very cute! and you're so lucky she's already trained! training is the pits! so, our dog can destroy a tennis ball in a few days, just to give you a heads up, but i did find some balls that are the same size called Chuckit balls... they are fabulous! they are rubber, so maggie has never successfully chewed through one yet. this brand has two types, one with tennis ball type fuzz and the rubber, you have to get the rubber ones! they are orange with a blue stripe (i think). that would be my advice for a new dog owner... in case you care.
I love her name! Sounds familiar! Now you'll have to puppy proof your house too!
Looks like a cute puppy! How does Brenna like her? That's great that you were able to get such a nice puppy already trained!
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