Doggy Day At The River

     We had a fun day at the river yesterday with our friends and all of our pups. Some of the dogs liked the water more than others...

 All the dogs.

My Little Fox

 Doesn't she look like a little fox?

      When I wrote my original post about our new puppy Pearl, I hadn't done much research on her breed.  I did some research on Pomeranians, but I didn't realize that on her paperwork that I got from the breeder, her breed said Volpino Pomerania. When I mentioned it to the vet at her puppy check up yesterday, he told me Volpino meant "little fox" and that these dogs originate in Italy. I found that interesting because I have been calling her my little fox since day 1. When I got home, I started doing more research and found that Volpinos are actually quite different from Pomeranians, and are a very rare breed {especially in the US}. A lot of people use the name Pomeranian as a general classification {here}, but they go by the name Volpino Italiano or Volpino Spitz.

Introducing Our Newest Baby

    I would like to interrupt my never ending, day-to-day summary of our trip to Texas by introducing the newest member of our family. Her name is Pearl, and she is a 2 month old Pomeranian.

 Isn't she cute? We have been wanting to get another dog for a while, so we decided we would start looking after Christmas break. Since Aaron picked Kylie, it was my turn to pick our next dog. Little did we know I would find one that I liked so fast! After looking on the Italian style Craigslist, I found a few that I liked and decided to start contacting the owners starting with the cheapest one first. I contacted the owner yesterday {with the help of my Italian speaking friend} and we met with her today.