Meet our new little one...

Meet our new little boy! His name is Salish and he's about 4 months old. We adopted him on Sunday from Second Chance Dogs.....in Roy, Washington - about an hour and half south. He's believed to be a shepherd/lab mix but perhaps with some Kuvasz (I'd never heard of this breed either, so if you want more information: http://www.akc.org/breeds/kuvasz/index.cfm). He's a wonderful addition to our family, loves Elsie and is settling in nicely. (He's fast asleep on his bed next to my desk as I type.)

Yesterday when Elsie woke up in the morning, Salish and I went into her bedroom. Elsie lit up and exclaimed "Elsie's woofie come in! New woofie Elsie room!" After Salish ("Sooloosh") kissed her hand with an exuberant tail wag, Elsie said to me, "Beeble-ba (her word for Bailey) come back see new woofie?"

Sigh.

Salish has big shoes to fill, I know, but I think he's going to be a wonderful dog. He has a very sweet disposition, seems to like everyone he meets, and is settling in nicely. We took him to my parents' house last night for a visit and Kayla, their 11 year-old Siberian Husky, became a puppy again, running and jumping with him, playing the way she did 10 years ago, playing the way she refuses to do with their little dog, Baxter. They had so much fun together!

We can't wait for you to meet our little guy!