Team Sublett gets another member

Well, possibly more like a mascot.  I mentioned that Kim and some of the children took a roadie to meet Aunt Manda (and Alex!) in VA last weekend, but I didn’t tell you why.  Here’s the reason:

That’s our new pup, Paisley.  She’s a bit of a God-story for the Sublett fam.

We had to put Dasher (man, do I miss him) to sleep on Jan 11.  Aunt Manda grieved with us, all the way from NC.  She works for a lady who breeds British Golden Retrievers, fostering one of their breeding dogs and helping the folks who buy new pups to get things headed in the right direction.  It happened that there was a new litter of pups just about the same time we lost Dasher.  One of the little Goldens had an eye that wouldn’t open, so they were watching to see what developed.  The doctor examined the pup and found that she was born with only one eye, which is sad for that pup, to be sure.  But that meant that the breeder had a decision to make: she couldn’t sell the pup, and wouldn’t want to keep her to be part of the breeding process.  When Amanda told her about our Dasher, she offered to give the pup to us!

It turns out that there may not be an off switch for the adoption gene.  Our kids were thrilled, especially Sadie.  We absolutely adore this new puppy.  Here are a couple of things we’ve learned:

• Josie has never had a pet, so this is all new to her.  Amanda just about lost it when Josie told her, “Aunt Manda, I will love this puppy, and she will love me!”
• Paisley hasn’t figured out where she’s supposed to pee yet.  That might be due to the fact that every square inch of pee-able ground is covered by ice.
• She doesn’t seem to mind playing on the ice, however.
• When she gets tired of playing, Paisley is likely to sprawl out on the floor, with all four legs stretched out.  Kinda looks like she got run over by our kids…
• Having one eye doesn’t seem to bother her too much.  Every once in a while she’ll bump into something, which Sadie is quick to attribute to her one-eyed status.  It could be that she’s just getting used to a new house, or she’s a clumsy little pup.
• Any way you slice it, she’s adorable, and she’s going to get a lot of love in this house.