Ivy

The picture above is of our new dog Ivy, a female pied french bulldog, who is currently 13 weeks old. We finally picked her up last Saturday after waiting till we returned home from our trip to Chicago. This first week, we had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time together; she already feels like a member of the family.

Although she first presented herself as a somewhat shy little puppy that hid under a couch, when we went to see her at five weeks; she has turned out much more daring and adventurous. She has begun to explore every facet of the yard and yields a very high amount of energy for such a small package. Training a puppy is a truly exhausting process and it definitely has its difficulties, but my feeling is that the rewards far outweigh the challenges. Overall, Ivy is a very sweet little dog who has become a very loving and welcomed distraction from a very difficult year and half.

As my mom has said, "Ivy really grows on you" and I couldn't agree more.