Got a new dog today..Well, new to us.

I finally broke down and got a dog for the family. I grew up on a farm. I had many dogs. Usually more trouble than what they were worth. I did learn to love a few. (sniff, I miss buttons) Some of them even became my best friends. My son and daughter need that too. They need to at least have one family pet. Then I can teach them how to love animals. They are timid near dogs too. Poor city kids. I picked out the dog. I'm sure I'll be the main person caring for the dog. She is a good dog though. I must say I made a great choice with this one. She is so mellow and seems housebroken. I hope so. One of my stipulations on getting a dog was that they NOT be a puppy. I am raising two children, I'll be goddamned if I'm going to raise a child puppy too. NO way. Zoe is the dogs name. We were going to change it, but due to it being four years old, we thought we should just keep it. What's a name anyway? It's the spark inside that counts. You can't put a name on that.