An addition in July!

<---This isn't her specifically. But believe me, I'll be posting pics of her asap!

Last week Ben and I put down a deposit for a purebred, female, rottweiler, puppy. We found a reputable breeder here in Northern CA who has a litter of 5 females right now that will be able to go home with their new owners in July. I am so excited! I grew up with a female rottie for 12 years until hip displaysia got the best of her and the most humane thing to do was put her down. It was the hardest thing I've had to do, yet. Her name was Abbey and every time I see a rottweiler I think of her and what a truly amazing dog she was. She's the reason my family and I fell in love with the breed; my parents have a mix rottie and my brother has a purebred.

So we pick her up in July but before that time, Ben and I are going to go meet the breeder and his pups. I am 99% sure he's legit but I want to be 100% sure and the only way to do that is to go and check it out. While part of me is really happy and excited the other part of me feels guilty for not going to a shelter. Ask anyone who knows me- I'm the first one to want to adopt and save a dog's life, no doubt about it. We rescued Lani and while she is a great dog, she has some issues that we can't seem to fully get past. One of those issues being other (certain) adult dogs. Puppies and really old dogs are no problem whatsoever. Same with kids...actually, better with kids. I trust her around small children more than I can with other animals. Anyway, that's the reason we aren't going to a shelter-- bringing another adult into the family won't go well.

Having Lani and dealing with her attitude/personality issues has made me so adamant about doing things the right way with this puppy. Lani was 3/4 years old when he got her (she's now about 6/7) and so we never had the chance to do things the right way from the time she was a pup. It limits the things we can do with her and places we can go (though we do a good job of making up for it) and it's really frustrating for all of us. So, it's my goal to have this dog be well adjusted and well socialized.

We've thought of some names and pretty much agreed on one (more like, Ben gave in- ha ha). I won't say it's for sure until I see her but I really like the one we picked! =)