Puppy

Yes, we got a puppy as some of you have heard already. Her name is Lucy and she is a 6.5 week old Beagle. She is really adorable and really really really tiny (especially compared to our big dogs in Malawi.)

Here are some pictures. As you can tell she likes to sleep a lot and most of the time buries herself between pillows or in the cushions of the couch or something.

We decided to get a Beagle which is a smaller/medium-sized dog so that we would be able to bring it to other places with us.

One of the most painful things about leaving Malawi was leaving our two amazing dogs. They are huge and wouldn't have fared very well in a tiny apartment in DC and then this place (which has about 1 foot by 1 foot of rocks which we are replacing with grass on Monday.) Also, one of the dogs was very aggressive with other dogs which means that walks on the street with other dogs are very difficult. I will never be happy about my decision to leave them and will always miss them, but I had to do what I had to do.

Anyway, puppy training has begun and she has her first vet appointment tomorrow...