A New Little Baby Boy???

No, we are not having a little baby boy...we are having a little baby girl!!!!!  welllllll, not a human baby girl, a little puppy baby girl!! haha!  Sorry if I got anyone's hopes up! : ) 

Alex and I have been desperately wanting a puppy for the last year.  However, living in an apartment just didn't seem fair to a dog so we refrained.  Then we didn't know if we wanted to deal with all the hassle, the money, the vet bills, the potty training.  We didn't know if we should get one before we have kids and then the dog wouldn't be use to being around little ones.  We didn't know if we were responsible enough, home enough, or ready to be doggy parents.  

A year later, we're still wanting one.  And we think we're ready to take the leap!  We now have a house with a lot of yard space so we solved that problem.  We're pretty much home all the time.  We don't really do anything so we definitely have the time now.  We're married and not tied down to any kids...why not have one?? EVERYONE has a dog I think, but us!  

There's really only two problems.  

1)We have two precious little kittens, Ellie and Amelia, that pretty much own this house.  I can't imagine how they would deal with this.  I'd like to think they'd get use to it and grow to love the little puppy, maybe even all three of them could curl up together on our bed and we'd come home to find them blissfully asleep next to each other.  Three cute little sisters.  However, our cats are kind of...temperamental and mean.  I can't imagine it being this easy.  Don't get me wrong, Ellie loves her momma and Amelia loves her daddy...but they don't deal too well with strangers or really anyone else, except maybe my sister.  I don't know if I'm willing to make them completely uncomfortable in their own home for the rest of their lives.  The only thing is, we're GOING to get a dog eventually, even if it's not now.  They're going to have to get over it someday.  

2)The breed.  I think we've finally chosen one that we both completely agree on, but it was rough, let me tell you!!  Alex has always dreamt of having a siberian husky.  He just loves them!  However, they're extremely sheddy and very much a one owner kind of dog.  But they're soooo cute!!

How could you not fall in love with these little things??

We've always known we wanted a big dog, one we could take on walks, bring in the truck, play catch with, and take out on the river. So that was an easy decision.  After doing some more research, we found an even bigger dog, an Alaskan Malamute.  We thought they were so neat looking!! Plus they howl; super cool!! 

We love how snuggley and big they are!!!

The more we thought about it, though, the more worried we got about the size and their possessive demeanor.  This is when we found our match, the Shiba Inu!! They're more compact, super playful, good family dogs, smart, and absolutely adorable!!!!  They come in three colors and we can't decide which we like best. Alex is partial to the white ones.  

We just think they're so neat!! We've looked up a lot of information on them and they seem pretty much perfect!  Most importantly, when we do start a family and have little babies around, we want it to be safe.  These dogs seem like a great family dog!! 

This is the little girl we might go see tomorrow.  

We love the little white line down the middle of her head and that her legs are all white.  We're going back and forth between two names--Ava or Mallie.  Either way, she'd be all ours and that makes me SUPER excited!! : ) we shall see!!!