For Anya's entire life, since she could first speak (which any of you who know her can attest was REALLY early), she has begged for a pet. Finally we were able to accommodate her request.
She has been doing research for months, carefully selecting breeds with potentially best temperament, activity level, size, age, training, and amount of shedding (unfortunately, though this was my highest priority, we did not truly succeed on this point). She finally found this little girl at a rescue in Arizona. So for Spring Break weekend we traveled to the Phoenix area, visited the Grand Canyon, and picked up a dog.
Meet Aggie, our baby Rat Terrier mix (probably part chihuahua).
Anya's self-proclaimed "best Valentine's gift EVER"!
She is about 9 months old and is still very much a puppy. She is sweet and very active, but a bit less house trained than we were led to believe. And right now, without a yard, she is a bit too much of a diva to use our grass-less yard, so we have struggled a bit. Still, Anya loves her and she is a good-natured, pleasant, happy addition to our family.
More adventures to follow, I am sure...
