New Addition

We have a new member of our family. Her name is Chloe
(changed from Rosalind. Not sure who names a dog Rosalind,
but I digress). We got her from a great shelter called AAWL (Arizona Animal Welfare League, I think). Chloe was a stray who was injured at some point. You can't tell here, but her tail is short and lacking in hair from that injury. She had only been up for adoption for about a week and they estimated that she's 2 years old.

June wanted a dog she could run with and our apartment has a 35 lb. weight limit on pets, so our options were limited. There were some other dogs we liked, but once we got to play with Chloe our choice was easy. She's a Chow Chow mix and we were warned she might be independent and more interested in herself than she is in us. That has not been the case. She's very friendly and attentive, and she's pretty darn cute. I don't know if she had ever been housebroken, but after the intial shock of her new home, we haven't had any accidents. We were also warned that she may not get along with cats, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. It's been fun watching her test the limits of what she can get away with. Teaching new limits to a 2-year-old dog is challenging, but she's a good dog (even if she likes to jump on the couch on occassion).