Did you know that my dearly-beloved dog Josie was my Christmas present three years ago? She was! She was my very first dog (I always had cats before that) and she is the light of my life. I'm sure she is the most spoiled canine in the world, but she sure is sweet and wonderful.
AND,
Did you know that Ken and I are getting each other (and Josie) another Maltese for Christmas this year? We are! We have not met nor named him yet; here is his picture:
We go to get him Friday. WHEE!
I know that Christmas is not supposed to be a good time to add a pet, but it actually works well for us, because I have a whole week off work and can spend the time in getting-to-know and training, and then phase into being at work the next week.
I am excited and also scared. This will sound insane, and you will just have to bear with me...I am worried that (at first at least) Josie will be so jealous and unhappy. We are really getting the puppy for her, so that she will have a companion while we are away during the day - she gets so miserable. Days when no one is there between 8 and 5 at all, she just screams and shakes with delight when we get home...which is flattering, but makes me think that someone to hang out with would be a good thing.
Sort of like adding a child to a single-family home? Okay, enough with the anthropomorphism. But Josie really is very much like my child (not having had children of my own) And while a child will eventually grow up to understand about a little brother, dogs don't necessarily do that.
Remember, I have no experience with this (adding pets OR children - my stepchildren were 8 and 18 when I met them). So there you are, that's my little psychodrama for today; because apparently if I don't have one, I'll invent one for myself. :)
Any suggestions? Thanks for listening! I'm sure you'll all go crazy for the next weeks hearing about our new addition!