Our New Addition to our Family!

Welcome the newest member of our family.  Piper was born on December 14, 2009.  We adopted her on  Febuary 20th, 2010.  She is a Boxador, which is half Boxer(her Mother) and half Labador(her Father).   

As you can see our Boys adore her and they have already befriended her.  So far they have been doing great to take care of her and don't complain when they have to take her outside or for a walk.

What a cutie!  We love her already and she had been a great dog to have.  She gets excited as puppies do but she has a very calm temperment and minds pretty well.

Who couldn't love this face?

She has established herself as a good napper.  Can't say that I mind that.  I think between the Boys getting her to chase them all day and just being a puppy we've worn her right out. 
So the story as to how we got her.  Nate has some Friends from work that their dog got pregnant by mistake and so they got 3 cute little Boxadors out of it.  They couldn't afford to keep them, it was costing $100  a month to feed them and their other dogs.  So they sent around a flyer and spread the word of free dogs at work on Friday and Nate called me asking if I wanted one.  We went to "look" at them on Saturday late afternoon.  There was one left who is now ours.  We figured we were crazy for getting a dog and crazy for not jumping on such a great deal since they are really good family dogs.  So we went looking for a dog house and all the other fun stuff you need to get a dog.  At 8:00pm we went back to get her and brought her home.  Also the puppies were already caught up on their shots and had their dew claws removed, less things we had to pay for.  Of course the fact that our Boys have been begging for a dog or a new baby for some time now we figured we were out of good excuses.  So yes we are suckers and we gave in.  So far we're glad we did!  I think we've all taken to Piper and she seems to have taken to us too.  And yes we are finishing our fence first thing this Spring and she will be an outside dog at my request.