Pooches & Playtime

We have a fabulous house guest here at the Abshire home front. Her name is Ruby and she is a Basset Hound. She has come to stay for a couple of weeks while our friends are on vacation. She is having a blast with Bolt, our newest addition, and Bentley.

Here is a clip of quality playtime for the pooches!

(Some parts have bad lighting)

"Bolt" ~ The Newest Abshire

Our little dog that I shared about a couple of weeks has stuck around. We called home to check on him while we were on vacation and he was still here. We called the pound & our local vet to see if anyone was looking for him. No one was looking for him ~ so he is ours! Now we had the business of naming this new critter! We settled on Duke for a day but that is too confusing with Luke. Dodger was another runner up. We got the list down to about 20 names when Abbie decided he would be "Bolt". Disney did a movie with a dog that reminder her of the dog:

The girls have suggested we paint a lightning bolt on his hip!

He is just a pup, about 7 months old. He is a queensland mix. He is a good dog. Bolt & Bentley are the best of friends. We are glad he can join this crazy clan of ours!

Newest Addition.....Time Will Tell

The Abshire Clan might have a new addition! No, I am NOT pregnant! There has been this cute little dog out at the stables for over a week now. He seems to have a good disposition and good natured, very friendly and good with kids. He has been under foot as I have worked with Baby Girl this past week. He even follows me around while I clean her corral. I am not usually a sucker. I think through things and try not to make hasty decisions.

My plan is to get a dog that will work cattle with me. But that would have to be after Luke starts school, so I have time to work with them. (See there is the planner in me!)

I didn't even consider taking him home until a couple of days ago when he didn't seem to be leaving the stables. So I thought about it (sucker) and the children helped the process by pleading with me every time we went out there.

"Mama, he needs a home!

We can't just leave him here!

He is lonely Mama, look at him!

Can't we just take him home with us?

He needs a family!"

I now understand what I put my folks through. I brought home so many stray animals and my folks were so gracious with them. I just rolled my eyes as I put the dog in the van tonight. He has adapted well with Bentley, does good with the children, and is a cute little dog. We will see if he sticks around.

If he does, we will need a name for him!

That ought to be interesting!

Bentley seems to enjoy a buddy!

We'll see..........