Brian and Lily Plus Two (not including the cat)

Welp, our little family has grown to include another member. Milo (yeah, that’s his new name. you know it’s perfect) came home last night after a successful “Meeting of the Dogs” at the animal shelter. OMG, you guys, this little pup is fan-effing-tastic! Seriously, I couldn’t be more pleased with him. Not only is he sweet and calm and a total cuddle-bug, but at one point somebody apparently tried to housebreak him, because he’s got the general idea down pretty darn good for a 4-month-old shelter case. We had a couple of indoor accidents as he was getting situated, but he managed to spend the later part of last night and this morning popping a squat every time we took him outside. What a good boy!

The downside is that he seems to have a little kennel cough and was obviously feeling a bit under the weather last night. I think he might have even been running a fever, but it’s hard to tell. Puppies are hot all the time anyway because they’re constantly growing, which produces a heck of a lot of heat. Well, either way, he was cooking last night! As I write this, he’s currently at the vet with daddy getting a good once-over, and hopefully some antibiotics for his cough, and maybe even a distemper shot too. Who knows?

He’s also a stinky boy who is in desperate need of a bath, but can’t get one until this weekend because he’s newly neutered and we need to give his wound another day or two to close up. I’m hoping he airs out a little more today, though, because while it was certainly adorable 10k that he was snuggled up against me all night, he definitely smelled a little like poop, which was less than ideal.

But, god help me, I already love the little stinker. He’s wonderful, and the perfect fit for our family.

WELCOME MILO!

Here are pics from my crappy cell phone. I actually took a few decent shots with the camera last night, but of course I couldn’t find the USB cable to upload any of them. So, you get the crap pics today. Sorry.