We are getting ready to welcome this guy, Max, to our crazy zoo. Back before we got one puppy, we were trying to figure out what kind of dog to get. Joe wanted a big dog. Julia wanted a little dog. We naively thought they would be like cats and want company. So we got a big dog and a little dog, or more accurately, two puppies, one of whom will grow into a big dog and one of whom is supposed to be 20 pounds or less. Only after picking up our first puppy and working with his trainer did I learn that it is apparently a colossally bad idea to get two puppies at once. Oops. Because I had already made a non-refundable deposit on this guy. And even more compellingly, Julia picked him out herself and is already deeply in love with the idea of him. But Max is so adorable and looks like he will be nothing but rainbows and butterflies, right? Here's hoping.
