And Then There Were Two

On Saturday, April 24, 2010 we adopted another rescue, Phoebe (our Earth Day baby!). Phoebe is an English Black Lab/German Shepherd mix, and she simply delightful. She is such a different puppy than Penelope, but they sure love each other. Phoebe is extremely smart and inquisitive, and she is our little darling. She loves to be cuddled and held like a baby (and thrown in the air like a baby!), and is extremely docile. She loves to rough house with her big sister, though, and Penelope looooves to play with little Phoebe.

We had been talking about getting a second puppy, but I thought that it would be too much right now. When I was leaving the Town of Loomis Earth Day celebration, though, the dog rescue was just setting up. Thy had two little lab puppies, and I knew I was a goner. I called up Michael, and he brought over Penelope to take a look. Phoebe immediately stood out to us, and we decided to add her to our family. She was about 12 weeks when we got her (putting her exactly 6 months younger than Penelope, with a birthday of approximately February 12, 2010), and such a little rolly-poly thing. She loves to howl when she is lonely, and instead of whining, she chirps like a bird when she wants attention. It is pretty adorable. And her ears have started sticking up (the German Shepherd in her). Here is a picture (of her looking uncharacteristically regal) and video of Phoebe (in which she engages in her favorite activities of scratching, hiding, and forcing her Mama to use Blair Witch videography):