Introducing....Polly!!!!

Hubby and I have been discussing about getting a dog for 3 or 4 years now.  About 1 month ago, we decided that the time is right now because Jovan and Angel have shown that they can take on responsibilities.  So we had a family meeting to make sure that the bigger kids are also keen in doing this together, we also discussed about the responsibilities and additional chores they have to do if we get a dog, and most importantly, they have to commit themselves to this little animal for many years to come.  We gave them a few days to think it through carefully.

A few days later, I saw an advertisement on Blocket on a litter of crossbreed (Mom is Shih Tzu, Lhasa Apso, Tibetian Spaniel mix and dad is Shih Tzu, Papillon and Toy poodle mix) puppies.  I showed hubby the advertisement but he wasn't so keen.  We had to think twice about the breed to get because Angel has tested to be allergic to dogs.  Although, she had spent a lot of times with my mother-in-law's dog (which passed away 2 or 3 years ago) and even neighbours' dogs, and we have not seen any allergy reaction from her.  But to be save we have kinda limit our choice of dog breed to a few and poodle has been "unofficially" on the top of our list for awhile.  So I think he had been quite into getting a poodle.  He was concern about a big guy like him walking a "princess-y-looking" dog, like a Shih Tzu.  I was puzzled, is there a difference between walking a fluffy dog or a poodle?? He thought about this for a couple of days and then gave us a surprise by telling us to pack for a picnic but drove us to meet the puppies instead!

This was the sight that greet us on both times when we were there, first time was with the whole family to meet the puppies and pick one, and the next time was to bring our puppy home.

Polly is the second one from the right! Hi Polly!

Hubby said it was like feeding guppies - they crowded around and fell over each other whenever someone walked near the puppy pen, so cute!! We had such a tough time trying to decide which one to bring home, they're all so cute and happy!  And when I saw hubby's face when he was holding Polly, I knew she would be the one coming home with us, she melts our hearts!

We picked her up on 30th May when she turned 8 weeks old and had visited the vet for check up and had a micro-chip injected underneath her skin in the back of her neck.

Polly likes to be cuddled and she likes to kiss, very affectionate little girl!

It was hard for the owners of the parents to part with the puppies.... He teared up when we were leaving....

Saying goodbye to Polly and making us promise to stay in contact! : )

Polly is finally home!

Chris was very uncertain about how to approach Polly and he was very scared of her in the beginning.

But he's slowly learning how to approach her...

It was hard to tell them to just leave her alone.... she needs her beauty sleep!

Jovan and Angel has worked out a walking schedule, so there won't be an argument as to whose turn it is to bring her out.

Polly and Ivan enjoy each other's company very much.

Watching a puppy runs will always bring on a smile.  They never run, they're doing a run, hop, bouncy thingy which is soooo cute! 

Taking a breather.

Best buddies!

Can you really resist these puppy eyes??

There is a lot of discipline, training and pampering involved in having a dog.  Luckily for us, we have 4 kids and it's something that we do on a daily basis.  Polly is like all puppies, playful and curious about everything.  She can now do "Sit" and "Släpp" (which means release or let go, yeah, she speaks Swedish!) and eats and sleeps well.  She doesn't need to be the smartest dog who can perform all the tricks, we just want her to be a well-behaved and respectful little girl.  We have to be consistent with discipline and training and master all our will to resist her puppy eyes!!!