We have a new baby dog! Meet Thelma Lou!
At the beginning of June we drove across Kentucky, picked this little lady up, brought her home, and instantly fell in love. She’s been a long time coming, even though we weren’t expecting to get a puppy until this fall, our breeder contacted us and let us know someone backed out, and we were next on the list. We couldn’t believe it! We were days away from leaving for a trip to Nashville, but we knew this was our girl!
My husband had been dreaming of an English Springer Spaniel for years. He had big dreams of hunting with a spaniel and all the training he could do with it. I had always wanted a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, but this is a great compromise for me. I still get the sappy eyes and curly ears. He did a lot of research on the breed itself and breeders. We had never gone through a breeder before, as we have only had two dogs during our 20 year marriage, and both of them could have been considered “rescues”. This was all new territory for us. I really wanted my husband to experience a puppy, since he was deployed or away at training so much during the beginning of our dogs’ lives, and he was never around for those fun early years.
After some months of research, many books, YouTube videos, etc, we decided on a breeder last year and got in contact. Then, last fall, we randomly decided on a name, after spending a lazy Saturday morning in bed watching the Andy Griffith show. Thelma Lou was decided!
We made it to the one year mark of losing our chihuahua this past February. We always knew we would wait a year until we brought another dog home. Fifteen years with a dog is hard to get over, but honestly, we never truly get over it, do we? We just make the decision to open our hearts again and make new memories with a new friend.
So after all the research, decision making, planning, waiting, and dreaming, Thelma Lou comes home, and SO FAR….
She’s a HUGE Mama’s girl!!!
Sorry babe!
XOXO, Bunny
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