Denis and Rhonda's Blog (3)

After much waiting, anticipation, and preparation, Hero is finally home.  We picked him up this morning and he was even more beautiful than we expected.  He was a little uneasy on the ride home (he threw up twice), but he settled in pretty quickly when we finally got home.

We were told that he might not eat the first day, but as you can see in the picture he was ready to eat right away.

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Just two more weeks till Hero comes home.  Unfortunately, there are no new pictures, the breeder has been really busy lately and has not been able to update the pictures on their website.  I am sure Hero is getting bigger and handsomer.

We went out and bought some more toys yesterday, in anticipation of his arrival.  We also bought bells from Michael's and strung them on wires by the doors to get ready for potty training.

Time sure does move slowly,…

After weeks of waiting we finally picked out our new "little boy" last Saturday.  It was not easy.  How do you choose the dog for you from a litter of 9?  There were 3 girls and 6 boys.  Most of the girls were already taken when our turn came around.  But there were still 5 boys and 1 girl for us to choose from.  But after an hour of petting, playing, and cuddling Rhonda, Rachel, and I decided.  We chose the puppy known as "black boy".  Our name for him is Hero.

Hero is a…