sunny days

i miss angus a lot.  it's really strange not having him around.  he was my shadow for almost 10 years.  and now he's gone.

i wanted to wait a little while before we got a new dog.  i thought i would need time to mourn.  i didn't want to feel like i was "replacing" angus.  

we picked up our new cattle dog yesterday.  her name is sunny.  

after some thought, we decided that we shouldn't wait too long to get another dog.  brisket is already kind of weird and we didn't want him to go too long without a buddy.  so, we set some criteria.  if the dog didn't check all the boxes, we would pass.  that way, we wouldn't feel like we were rushing in to anything and we would know that we were getting what we really wanted...

red heeler

small

female

1-2 years old

good with other dogs

sunny is all of that, and more.  she is already house broken (!), knows sit, lay down, and come.  she's very snuggly and happy.  she's wonderful.  and she's my new shadow.  

brisket liked her until hubs got home.  i think he will warm up to her, though.  he just doesn't want to be replaced.  we are making sure he gets lots of love and attention.  hopefully, we will be one big happy family... sooner, rather than later.