Call me crazy....but, I had a weak moment on July 29th when we went to visit/view some Springer Spaniel/Lab puppies. It was on the last day of dog sitting my old lab friend Shaddow. (See the story of Shaddow in my 2005 archive). I once again was thinking seriously about wanting a larger dog, and, well, there in the morning newspaper was the answer to my desire.
The puppies were at a house on an small lake out in the country, about 16 miles away, so we had a nice drive for a Saturday morning. There were 3 female puppies available. All were black, although each had unique markings. One had a white speckled foot and more Springer look, but she was very clingy. I didn't want (another) clingy/whinny dog...so we skipped that one. The other two...one was pure black with no white...a bit longer hair with curly hair on her ears; the other had some white but looked more lab. So....I picked the pure black/curly ear hair puppy....much to my husband's dismay. At the time, he was negating my trying to make a decision with comments like "we should talk to our vet", "you should do more research on dog breeds", etc. I, instead, took out my checkbook, paid the fee, and gathered the puppy up...heading out the door.
We struggled with discovering a name, kicking around a series of them on our drive back home. The one that seemed appropriate was "Molly", although when run past my daughter, I was told it was "too common". Well...the dog seems to come to "Molly", so....Molly it is. I decided to fancy it up by adding a Star Trek character's name to the mix...Tupal. Tupal was the Vulcan woman on the newest series - Enterprise....that was sadly cancelled last year. So...Molly Tupal is our new dog's name.
Molly seems quite smart, is picking up on routines very quickly for a gal that has been on the planet for (now) 8 1/2 weeks. The other dogs are getting accustomed to her...and I'm enjoying having a new dog pal.
(Above Photo is of Shaddow (L) & Molly (R), with my dog Zeek in the background. Below is John with Molly and Zeek on the couch)
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