IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!

Well since the other puppy didnt work out (poor thing ended up with pneumonia and passed before the owner could get him to us........poor little Nitro!!) and wasnt meant to be.....we took a step back and truly thought about what kind of dog we really really wanted...and we decided on a black lab puppy!!!!! I didnt want to go the tiny puppy route, I really wanted to get one that had a bit of the "hard work" done......like not having to get up every couple hours in the middle of the nite to let it out to potty

Freddy stumbled on the SWEETEST BABY GIRL today on craigslist...she is 18 weeks old, pretty well potty trained, sleeps thru the night from 11 PM to 6 AM with no accidents or whining to get outside to potty, is great with kids (has been around kids from age 3 up to 18) and is the sweetest thing ever!!!

We decided to name her Bailey.......my sister started a tradition of naming her dogs after brands of beer (Guinness, then now Murphy) and told me today I needed to continute the tradition....well we kind of did....Baileys happens to be my favorite drink.....so its close anyway! :) The crazy thing is that the lady that owned her said that Bailey was the name her daughter originally wanted to name her....but they named her Crystal instead.....said she didnt really respond to Crystal as of yet so to feel free to re-name her since she is still little and all. The prior owner was AWESOME and gave us some of her favorite toys, some of her treats, some food, all her paperwork to AKC register her (she is full blooded lab..her parents were both hunting dogs which THRILLS Freddy to no end of course) and she is so playful and fun and I just have this feeling that this was SO meant to be and a perfect fit for our family.

James was SO EXCITED to finally get his "birthday puppy" and fell in love with her from the start. He passed out on the drive home from Katy coming back from getting Bailey so has not had a chance to play with her tonite...but Im sure tomorrow after school and especially this weekend, is going to be a BLAST for those two...and I will have more pictures to come!!!!! WELCOME TO THE FAMILY BAILEY!!! We already love you girl!!! :)