Soon to be newest member of the family

Isn't she a cutie? This is the puppy I think we will be bringing home next weekend. She is at the local no-kill animal shelter, along with her litter mates. They haven't seen the vet yet, and the shelter likes to have them checked over by a vet before they are adopted out. The vet may see her Thursday, so we are hoping to bring her home Friday. She is a Lab mix, probably with Husky. One of her litter mates has one brown eye and one blue eye, that's why we think Husky.

I think Ev and I could probably wait a while yet for a new pup, but Wrigley has done nothing but mope around here for the past couple weeks. Ev says he has watched her turn into an old dog overnight. Now that we have picked this puppy out, I'm getting excited about bringing her home. She will not replace Nakia, I know that. She will be well loved, though, just as all our pets are. We have picked out the name "Ivy" for her. Since we have Wrigley, named for Wrigley Field, we thought Ivy would be a good name. The ivy on the walls of the outfield at Wrigley is legendary. Now I'm not saying this pup is going to be legendary. But she has already won our hearts! We are gearing ourselves up for puppyness! It took Wrigley about 2 years to get out of the puppy stage, so we have a good idea of what we are in for!