Our cat Suki and Queen Bee Layla are less than thrilled to announce an addition to our family. Charlie E. Stamper is our new Golden Retriever puppy!! He was given to us by Brian's parents, Leslie and John. They had made a deal with him upon graduating from Vanderbilt that they would reward him with a puppy of his choice when the time was right. 2 years later...Charlie has joined our family and we are so thrilled. Brian and Leslie drove to Longwood, FL last Monday to choose from a litter of Goldens. They brought Charlie up to school for a visit with his Mommy. It was so much fun to show the kids in my 3rd grade class !! Charlie is by far the best motivator for good behavior with a 9 year old audience!!
Layla is not taking it as well as we had hoped. Every time he sees her, he gets so excited!! He can not help but to run over her! He thinks it is so much fun! So now when he comes anywhere close to her, Layla growls and shows him her clean and odor free teeth (finally took the poor girl in for a cleaning). Charlie is unfazed however by Layla's ferociousness. Just as quickly as he runs away, he comes back for more. We are hoping that they will eventually learn to love and respect one another. Actually we just hope Charlie will learn that it is not worth being bit on the nose and resist the urge to pounce on her.
At the moment, Charlie is at Gradma and Grampa's house learning the ins and outs of potty training and other vital puppy survival skills. We will begin our first set of puppy classes soon but he has already began learning to play fetch and has discovered his love for sticking his head out of the car window.
I can not wait until Charlie grows older. It will be so much fun to run with him and take him to the lake. Golden Retrievers are very good with children so I am so excited to have him as a permanent member of our family!!
Charlie does not stay still long enough to take a picture while he is awake. So when he is asleep, all the cameras come out! Here are a few pics of our new little guy...sleeping.
Taking advantage of Grandma's cool floor!
Yes, I am holding Layla in that position. She will not come within 10 feet of him! Yes, that is my favorite shirt!
He tried to move out from under Brian and fell asleep in the process!
Eason I am laughing out loud that you are wearing that shirt in two different pictures on your blog. I am not even sure I own mine anymore, I think I threw it out with Bill's jean shorts! I am in love with your new puppy. He is too precious. Well of course Layla is going to be a bitch- she's just trying to live up to her name! Love ya (lame joke I know)
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