We have been talking about getting a second family dog for a while now, especially as Skye is moving on to her advanced assistance dog training in February. We have already agreed to take on another foster puppy when Skye leaves, so any other dog needed to be small. Now, the week before Christmas, as everyone knows, is a very bad time to get a new dog. It is an even worse time if you haven't even written the Christmas cards which need sending abroad let alone any others and the list of Christmas jobs is weighing heavy. However, none of these things daunt the children and they happened to find out about the perfect litter for us, who we had to view before Christmas because they were already 10 weeks old and just couldn't wait until after the holidays because we would miss the most important socialisation period. So last week we were presented with the contract below following a day of the guys flying round the place doing all sorts of chores and just being the best children imaginable.
Anyway the long and short of it is two days ago, yes the week before Christmas, we brought home this adorable little puppy.
Her name is Holly and she is a Cavalier Chihuahua cross.
Everyone is smitten.
And yes, it's now 2 days before Christmas, and the Christmas cards are still sat on the side looking at me, unopened, but she really is the sweetest thing, the guys are over the moon with her, so I guess we made the right decision. If you usually receive a Christmas card from us then it should be with you by the New Year; I hope!
In the case of your family I think it's OK to get a dog at Christmas, your children know what they're doing!
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