Welcome Stella!

Months ago, I had decided I wanted to get Killian a dog for his 2nd birthday. He SOO loves stubby.. well any animal really, but stubby especially since he was raised by him. In fact, he often imitates stubby by sniffing boulders that Stubby sniffs, and "barking" at people stubby barks at. Yes, it's very sad.. Killian was meant to be a second child. I knew this from the beginner. Anyways, after some thought, I decided another dog wasn't feasible, and with all that is going on in our lives, I forgot about the idea. Well, as these things tend to go, Stella fell into our laps. My mom was at a horse auction, and saw these puggle puppies, and called me. We talked the owners down to 175$ since I'll have to spay her, and after some hours of soul searching, I decided it was too perfect not to do it. We brought Stella Winkel home last night

 

 Stubby hasn't left her alone yet. She is another puggle, though has more beagle in her than stubby, and is only 8 weeks old, and I swear less than a pound. :)
And again, as these things go, she fits into our family perfectly. Stubby is so happy to be dominate over something/someone, and shows her the ropes of the house, while trying desperately to play with her. Killian loves her like a baby, and is very gentle and sweet with her. (Eventually, I want her to sleep in his room. I think we're going to go get a doggy bed for her today.)
Stella has given me a project to focus on that doesn't have something to do with this custody BS.
As for Stella herself? Well she's energetic, and def. stubborn (which fits our family), but she's also smart (again, our family). She's already learned what go potty means, and what it means to go outside. She's gone outside every time so far (and though I know there will be accidents, seems to understand where she should go). The only thing that I have to teach her at this point (besides her name), is not to chew on things! I never had this problem with Stubby, since I got him when he was 5 months old, and he was to terrified all he did was stay in a little ball on top of my clothes. But Stella.. well she's losing her baby teeth and loves chewing. I'll post some more photos later, because we're heading over to my mom's this afternoon where we'll play outside and get lots of adorable pictures. Enjoy your sunday!