I liked the way you wrote it , at least some smiles . Thanks friend .

Scott, when I first started reading your post I thought, "Oh no! Now what has he gotten himself into?!" You got me there! Hah! Maybe name her Miss Piggy??

Love and Hugs,
Martha

Sweet! Hope you and she have many happy years together. Sylvia

Perfect Choice!!!

I think a good name Scotti, would be either Hope or Faith..She sounds to cute to be named 'oinky"..;-)

Scottie,
Man, at first, I thought you had taken another plunge and had quickly forgotten the results of the last time you had a woman move in with you. No doubt, this time, it will work out just fine. Dogs are such wonderful companions - so glad you have a new lady in your life!
Roxanne

The first sentence is so wrong for so many reasons. LOL. But I like you know what you are doing and where you are going with it. I like the fact that you can laugh at yourself.

Mysweetie2, no, just no - that is a baaad idea.

Hope you find lots of good moments with your new tenant.

Well, Scottie, Raininseattle didn't like my suggestion..I thought about it maybe that wasn't the best idea..so how about...Mysweetie.....;-) Glad to hear you're doing well..keep us informed on the continuing adventures of the Domestic God Scottito and his new gal-pal?..Did You know God spelled backwards is Dog....;-) many hugs and prayers..Gail...

Scottie......You had me for a minute. Congratulations on your new room mate! Hugs Jeanne

congrats on the puppy... she is a cutie....and I know she will never leave you.. lol.. and she wont scream, yell or curse you out.. maybe a piddle and doggy doo treat... lol.. but better than leaving deposits of other yucky things.. lol.. Anyways, Im so happy for you. Love, carla

Dude. You had me worried for a while. Good on the puppy. Stick with that

So why do I bother to write about my new puppy? It all boils down to 3 simple words.....Distraction, distraction, distraction. Okay, I realize it is the same word written 3 times. Yes, the puppy was not really a planned event, but when I see something I like I've learned to get it because it just might not be there the next time I go looking. Distractions are important to all of us. This grief is so overwhelming, and our helping each other to survive it all, takes a heavy toll on us emotional. So sometimes it is good to just take a break from it all and think or do something so out of the ordinary that it takes our minds off the battle within. I've learned 2 things about my puppy in the first 30 hours of our union. First, a puppy really is a chick magnet. Go figure. And a little kid magnet. The second thing I've learned is that my puppy is a stealth pooper. She's asleep at my feet and I don't even know she gets up until I get a whiff of that smell, Oooh, Oooh, that smell. But at 7 weeks old, I'm cutting her some slack. So you know, I've named her Blue. Her full name is Blue Jean Baby Queen. A lyric from an old David Essex song called, Rock On. Blue's mother is a pedigreed Blue Healer so it works on that level. Rock On is one of my favorite songs, so Blue works for me on that. And while waiting for the puppy to tell me what her name was, the song lyrics of "Me and you and a dog named Blue, travelin and livin off the land" kept running through my mind. And the puppy had no objection to the name Blue, so Blue she is.

Blue goes everywhere I go, and I want it that way. I took her to work with me at the food bank. Set up a bed for her right next to my chair in our warehouse office. She did great, slept most of the day. I couldn't stand to leave Blue alone at home all day, so she promised to be good at work and she was. And she loves to climb up my chest and ride on the back of my neck in the Miata. Train 'em young. I've carried her in the hood of my hoodie in stores, push her around in grocery carts at Home Depot, Lowe's, Safeway, Walmart, wherever I go she's with me. Wears her out, but that's good. She slept with me in my bed last night and I introduced her to laying on the floor in front of the crackling fire in the fireplace. I'm loving it. Now, I have no reason to talk to myself. I say the same things only now I talk to Blue. Much more respectable. And it seems everyone that meets Blue knows all about the cow dog breeds of Australian Shepherd, Red Healer, and Blue Healer. I never even heard of the breeds until yesterday. I've learned that they chop off their tails because the cattle can step on their tails and they they get stomped to death. And I'm telling you, Blue is stuck to me like glue. So like I said, it's all about distraction. My distraction is life with Blue. Your distraction is reading about my nonsensical adventures with a dog named Blue. Whatever works and gets us through to tomorrow is one day closer to finding the end to this journey called grief. Rock On! ~~~~ Scottie

Scottie, for two seconds you had me worried! It sounds like Blue will be a wonderful companion. The breeds you mentioned are incredibly smart and loyal, she should be great...if you keep her busy! Having her with you all the time is a great idea. The only issue I see is you may need to buy her something to herd! My next door neighbor and an Australian Shepherd and two border collies, those dogs herd the her horses to the front, mid and back pastures all day long. Enjoy!
Hugs,
Val

Update on Blue. I got a choke chain for Blue to start training her and when I got to work today, I put it on her. So when I went to take her outside, both Peny and Theresa who are the 2 co-workers I share an office with were aghast. Said she was too small for that. So relunctantly I attached the leash to the new collar I had just put on her. Well, Blue did not like that at all. So she dug in her heals. So I ended up dragging her on her butt across the concrete floor, and then a little ways through the muddy graveled parking lot on our way to get something I had forgotten in my car. She learned to follow me when the leash was on.

When we got back to the office, I had 3 women mad at me. My 2 co-workers and Blue. And I could tell poor little Blue was really mad at me. Never saw a dog stay mad that long. So I started to love on her, but being the woman she is, she wasn't going to let me off that easy. So I decided to treat her really nice and picked her up off of her bed on the floor next to my chair and put her up on top of my desk. Within 10 seconds, she peed all over my desk. Peny and Theresa thought that was hysterical. So did the whole work crew when they went and told them. So I guess Blue taught me my first lesson and but good. Blue one, Scott 0. She's a woman through and through! I must admit that puppy love is better than no love :) ~~~ Scottie

Scottie, you made me laugh so hard, and loud, the girls said, mom, momma, what is so funny.. poor blue, and your poor desk.. lol.. have fun....she will be a forever, good kind of distraction love...she is just as lucky to have such an awesome daddy, as you scottie...love carla