A Boy & His Dog

Birthday time came early for Joseph!!!

Derek & I have been working on adopting another dog (yes, yes...we're massochists!!!) - but not only did we think it would be cool for Joseph, but we thought it might be good for Monkey too!! (poor guy has been fairly lonely since separated from Shasta)

So here's our new little Aussie girl - she's an Australian shepherd/Queensland Heeler mix and we adopted her from Marley's Mutts, a very cool local rescue

They were calling her Chase, but Joseph has renamed her "Angel" - and a little fiesty cherub she is!!! She's about 4-5 months old, all soft puppy fur and razor sharp puppy teeth!!!

She has a very good temperament so far and has got along very well with Monkey and all the kids...she's very curious, very playful, and a cuddler -- Monkey and she already wrestle up a storm but don't be fooled by her cuteness, she has already been biting on his tail and grabbing his cheeks to give as good as she gets :) Monkey has been very patient and wonderful...even letting her eat most of his food if we don't hold her back....

...and now on to house-training!!!