Hi friends and family,
I thought it would be a good time to introduce you to our new dog Alfalfa Sprout. We just brought him from a beautiful Arkansas farm near Petit Jean mountain. I know he and his brothers and sisters had a good life there so all we can hope for is that he is as happy with us as he was on the farm. His mother was surprisingly tall and the sire is supposedly big for the breed meaning that the paws on Alfie are telling of whats to come. He is a Redbone Coonhound and we fell in love as soon as we saw him.
His first night I was warned about so many things, mainly that he would whine and wimper to alert his pack to find him. I knew I had to be tough and realize that he isn't "crying" like we might think. His first night he slept and slept and was soooooooo good. He slept the whole night while I tossed and turned and stayed awake and alert should there be a time when I had to rush him down the stairs and out the door to use the bathroom. He just slept. I kept thinking that there was something wrong with him and was thinking for a while that he must be dying from heartache thats why he's not showing the signs of the new puppy first night crazies but nope, he just kept sleeping. So Alfie is well rested and Jamey too since in order for Jamey to agree to get this dog I had to assume all puppy duties; breaking habits, house training, etc. So I am tired but it seems that if day one and day two are any indication of the temperment of this dog I will be relieved from a lot of stress.
Jamey and I have agonized over getting a dog for a long time. Since we were so transient for so long we never had the opportunity to get a companion but now we've made a commitment and there ain't goin back. I think that is what freaks Jamey out the most. Jamey has given me a pet before. My first Valentines Day gift from him was a Beta fish named Nikhil. Jamey surprised me and made me close my eyes and put my hand in the fish bowl. I pulled back my hand and opened my eyes as I felt the water. To my surprise, there was my brand new Beta fish, swimming upside down on top of the water. Apparently it wasn't a good idea to transfer a new Beta fish from room temperature distilled water to freezing cold well water in a glass bowl. I was confused at first as to why he would want to give me a dead fish but it turns out that he didn't mean to, from the time he transferred the fish to the bowl in the kitchen to the time he got to the living room, the Nikhil 1 died. It was the thought that counts. That's the last present I ever got from Jamey. I'm just glad he consented to having a dog. Its much more fun to play with Alfie than with a dead Beta fish, trust me.
