Newest Member of the Family

No I didn't have Kaylynn early, but we did adopt a puppy over the weekend. I know your thinking we must be crazy since we have a new baby on the way, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring him home.


His name is Tank and he is a 1 year old pure bread German Shepherd. He is black and tan and probably one of the best looking shepherds I have seen. He is pretty much full grown, so if your thinking he looks huge, he is. He previous owners were awesome and had already trained him really well. He was already potty trained, crate trained, and knows all the basic commands. This is much better than getting a six week puppy and having to do it all yourself. We spent the entire first day with him helping him transition to his new home. I don't think we left his side for three days so he would know us, love us, and respect us. He truly is an amazing dog and I have loved having him so far. We have already taken him to the mountains and he loved it as much as we do.

Ashton and Tank are probably the cutest couple I have seen. Ashton can give him commands and Tank listens. They chase each other around the yard and play fetch. This was the best buddy we could have given Ashton and every day he can't wait to play with them. I can actually sit outside and relax and just watch the two of them play. Aaron takes him for a run everyday and I take him for a short walk. He has lots of energy of course, but it keeps us all on our toes and we all love playing with him. He's a great companion to us all and I feel safe just having him there.

The biggest challenge has been getting the cats used to their new brother. This has been an interesting and funny process. Diamond still thinks she is bigger than the dog so she charged right him hissing away to show her dominance. I think she thinks she a big dog. The other day we fed Tank some wet food outside and we had left the slider open. Diamond came sneaking up under the lawn furniture starting eating his food and hissed at him as if he was eating her food. Tank just walked away and laid in the grass. Aaron and I just started laughing and couldn't believe she had the balls to take his bowl. They are doing much better together, but this transition will still take some getting used to for all the pets. He is an awesome dog and we are excited to have him.