A new addition

While we were engaged we decided that we wanted a dog. Dru hates dogs with a passion but for some reason he really wanted a boxer. I also love boxers and am an avid dog lover so I was all for getting a dog. We kept our eye on the newspaper for a good price, and about a month before we got married we found our good deal. We called the number, but all of their puppies were spoken for. I was crushed. About 10 minutes later I got a phone call saying that one of their puppies was going to be available after all. We could come look at her that night and decide. I did not get my hopes up because I was very specific about what I wanted. I wanted a fawn boxer with a black face, and white paws. When we went to look at her she was exactly what we wanted and she would not be ready to go with us until we were back from our honeymoon, so the deal was even more perfect. We were going to get our puppy after all. We went to visit her once a week so that she could get to know us before we took her home and on August 13th, 2007 we welcomed Madison into our family!!

She wasn't even as long as my forearm when we first took her home and now she's almost 50 lbs and around 2 ft tall (on all fours). What a growth spurt!

I know it sounds like we just had a child, but in a lot of ways we did. Dogs are so much work. We have finally through the potty training and the anxiety of leaving her home alone. Maddie is such a sweet good dog. She loves people, especially children. She knows many tricks and is very smart. She loves to play with her ball and with my mom's new beagle puppy Tugger. The only struggle with Maddie is that she refuses to sleep in her doggie bed and has to be cuddled up to us. I guess this is our fault because when she was small we let her.

This is Maddie cuddling with her Dad!