The girls have been begging...and we decided it was time! Introducing "Sidney," our newest family member! We picked her up from the airport on June 14th, while the girls spent the night at our parents house. When they came home, we told them that we got them a "puppy," and to unwrap their new gift. When they unwrapped the gift, they saw that it was only a stuffed animal version of a puppy. Shelby couldn't have been more excited, but you could tell Aubrey was disappointed. I then told them to go into the kitchen to get the "puppy" some food, and when they went in there, Jeremy was there with Sidney, much to their surprise :-)
Needless to say, the girls are in heaven! They love Sidney and want to be with her all the time. Aubrey loves to hold her and does a great job training her, giving her treats, and taking her out to go potty. Shelby wants to help just as much, but is still a baby herself - meaning, holding her means grabbing her under her neck and walking around until the puppy yelps for help, giving her a treat after potty means providing her with another "meals" worth of treats, and playing with her means throwing a tennis ball at her head!
Sidney is the best! She is patient with the girls, loving, sweet, wants to please us, fast to train, and sleeps through the night! After the first week, we discovered she had a small virus, but after treating it, she has been amazing. We could not have asked for a better dog! It's only been two weeks (she's three months old), and so far, she's only had a couple of accidents, which I think is pretty incredible! We love her and already she fits right in! The adjustment to having another "life" to take care of has been the hardest on me because I already feel like I have alot on my plate, but the trade off is never giving my girls the experience of caring for a pet, and already it has made them so joyful --- it is definitely worth it!
