We're gonna get a puppy....we're gonna get a puppy!

If you've seen my posts around the boards (I'm usually in pre-op, post-op, and Aching Hearts), you'll see that my avatar is now a Cairn Terrier. (Used to be a flamingo -- another personal obsession.)

We had a Cairn when my sisters and I were growing up and we just adored him. Then I had a few mixed-breed dogs as an adult. Now since I'm um, retired (see my last journal entry just before the business was sold in September), I need a "project" to fill my days until my next challenge comes along. So DH finally agreed to get a dog. I got an e-mail from a breeder saying they had one puppy left from their latest litter -- did we want it????

I asked DH and said, "You know, honey, Cairns don't come along just any day. They don't get breeded as often as other dogs." An hour or so later he said, "I get to name her." So I knew I had it!! I was so excited.

We have gotten a few pictures of her, and today we traveled two hours to see her up close and personal. We're naming her Xena, and she is absolutely perfect...naturally.

We get to bring her home "for good" next month. She was bred by a veterinarian and his wife, who have four female dogs -- but each one only has a litter of puppies every other year, each by their "stud" dog.

Anyhow, I'm bursting with pride. I may get a couple of photos up in my photo gallery here in the next few weeks.