Our Hound from the Pound

We have all wanted a dog for a while now.  I love dogs, Ben loves dogs, Bridget and Emmett took turns begging and finally we felt ready.  I don't know what was the final straw.  Maybe it was Henry and Bridget starting school.  Maybe it was the weather changing.  Or, maybe it was Emmett becoming potty trained leaving a void in my daily contact with poop.  We looked around for a month, took a couple trips out to the pound until we finally found our dog.

Even though Henry was not completely sold on getting a dog he was shocked when he saw all the dog at the pound.  He was the kid that had the hardest time leaving them behind.  Emmett's reaction to getting a dog rivaled the woman who wins the Miss American pagent.  And Bridget is so good and gentle with her.  But, more than anything our beloved cat Halloween seems to like her.  And, the dog accepted immediately that this was Halloween's house.

Our 1 year old, 26 pound Muppet!

The naming of the dog was almost as good as actually getting the dog.  Every family member put in ideas which included:

Burger Queen
Pretzel
Gromit
Busy Bee
Agnes Gootch

It was a tough race but in the end she was completely a Muppet.  A unanimous vote.