So the newest member of our family is. . . Dash! Named for the speedy little blonde dude in Disney's The Incredibles (because with another dog named Woodie, the kids decided we had a "theme" going and the blanket in his crate is one I got for two box tops from Tide with, you guessed it, The Incredibles on it). I had chosen Sam until I looked up dog names on the internet and discovered that's the MOST popular dog name in the U.S.! Who knew? So we narrowed the choices down to Jack-Jack (for what I hope are obvious reasons), Dash and Trey (my idea -- not Disney-related but he IS our third pet. . .seemed cool at the time). Noah really was the final decision maker and we went with Dash. It fits.
He is a three month old Jack Russell mix. I adopted him from LIFE House in Frankfort (http://www.lifehouse4animals.org/). Sara was my travelling buddy and was a real trooper. . .but you'll have to ask HER what that story is about. He's so sweet but he is away from his brother and sisters for the first time so he gets a little nervous in new situations (like when we take him to High School Musical practice and all the girls (and some of the boys) come running up to pet him. . . or we drive him to Wilmore to visit Mary's friends). His first night in a crate was a LONG one. . .
He's very smart -- he is already being very good about going "outside" -- at least when we read his body language correctly -- and he loves all the chew toys we bought him. When he runs, which he LOVES to do when there's room, he does a little bunnyhop -- sort of a miniature version of Woodie's antelope leaping.
Here are some shots so you can see how little he is. . .
. . . and finally, "big sister" after a full day of dealing with Dash. . .
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