Our New Puppy

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the newest member of our family, Sadie. She is a five month old beagle-jack russell terrior mix. We adopted her from the Noah's Ark Animal Shelter in Fairfield, IA. We were able to meet them in Des Moines at the Petsmart. When we got there, we were told that lots of people had wanted her but they had saved her for us. Noah's Ark has been great to work with if any of you are interested in adopting a pet. Click here to get to their website. You will be able to see Sadie's photo at the bottom of the dog's page with the original name Sissy. (You can see why we changed her name.)
Sadie has been a lot of fun. She will be a surprise for our kids when they return tomorrow. I can't wait to see their reactions to her. It ought to be a pretty funny sight. They have been asking us to get a dog for a long time now. We have done a ton of research to find just the right mix, age, size, energy level etc. So far Sadie has been an angel. No accidents, sleeps in her crate all night. Last night when I went to church, I must not have gotten her crate shut all the way; when we came home the door was open and she was sleeping on our bed. We thought for sure she would have trashed the place, but there was only one shredded up kleenex. Oh, and she licked up my stuffed animal puppy named Nuzzle. Sadie is a real sweetheart and we know she will be a good addition to our family.