Welcome to 365 Dog Days!
My family and I are embarking on the wonderful journey of adding a new family member to the Wright-Dappen clan! No, not another child, a German Shepherd! I am starting this blog to chronicle our adventures over the first year of our puppy's life.
Tim is very experienced with training dogs. He's owned two previous German Shepherds and had dogs as a child. My father is allergic to fur, so growing up we had parrots. (I have an African Grey parrot named Birdman that is 19 years old. Birdman says, "Hey Dog!" all the time so I know he's very excited to meet the new dog!) My only previous dog experience has been with young/already trained dogs.
Tim's last German Shepherd, Tasley, was the greatest dog of all times. I came into her life when she was 8. I have had previous roommates with dogs as well, but I've never had to train one. And of course Kylie is only 6, so she has no experience with dogs. All that she knows is she has wanted a dog for as long as she can remember. German Shepherds require a lot of training and Kylie and I will be learning from "Master Tim" along the way!
Kylie also knows that part of the deal if we get a dog is that she has to pick up poop. Stay tuned as we document her willingness to fulfill her obligations.
If all goes well our new dog will be coming home the day after Easter, April 5, 2010! So join us as we chronicle our first year with our puppy!
Wish us luck.
Heather, Tim, and Kylie!
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