Are we CRAZY?????

When we went to mom and dad's house for Thanksgiving, we got to see mom's new puppies. Her Yorkie had a litter of puppies that just turned 6 weeks old. The kids LOVED playing with them. They kept begging to take one home. And Grammy kept offering for us to take one. So guess what? Randy and I finally gave in. We had recently decided that Mocha was not a good fit for us. We realized we would rather have an indoor dog. So this fit just perfectly, I thought.

We picked the last female of the litter and named her Dixie. She is SOOOO adorable. She barely weighs 2 pounds and is unbelievably tiny.

After a few nights at home though, I felt like I had just had a newborn. She cried all night long. I had no idea what to do with her. I have never had a puppy before. We tried to get advice from the internet and from friends and family, but I was exhausted. This was just a bad time for me to be losing sleep - since I'm a working girl now.

That next weekend Phillip and Trussie came to town. I had a great idea. I called mom and asked her if she would be willing to take Dixie back for a few months and train her for me. That way, we could get her when she was a little older and she hopefully wouldn't cry as much. And since I don't know the first thing about training a puppy, I figured this would be the best thing possible.

So that's exactly what happened. And the funny thing is, we had made an appointment with Mckamey Animal Shelter to come pick up Mocha that next Tuesday. But when Phillip saw her, he fell in love with her and asked if he could take her home. Yahoo! We were so excited that she would be able to be on all those acres with other dogs. She would be so much happier. And we would still be able to see her and keep in touch with how she's doing. A win-win situation for sure!

Anyway, we miss our little Dixie, but we know she's in good hands. We can't wait to see her again!