Welcome to the Family, Palin

Olivia was finally able to find a dog this past weekend. We've been looking for a while, but just didn't find exactly what we were looking for. We wanted a dog that was comfortable being mostly outside, wouldn't attack our kids, and had a very sweet disposition. Olivia also wanted it to be a girl dog and it HAD to come from a shelter. She has such a heart for animal rescue, and it was so amazing to see her in her element at the shelters just loving on the animals.

Meet Palin(yes, like Sarah) Olivia liked her shelter name, so she decided not to change it. I told her it was a pretty cool name, so Palin it is.

She's a flat coat retriever mix who was found with 5 brothers and sisters alone in the woods after their mother was killed by a car. We adopted her from the Maumelle animal shelter. Her ADORABLE brother Porter is still available and ALMOST came home with us too(until I knocked some sense convinced Manly that we really couldn't handle 6 kids and 2 dogs.). You can get more information on adopting him here though, if you're interested! He was such a doll!

Olivia has been training with the leash(after reading about it in her "Everything You Need to Know About a Puppy" book. She's been sitting with her most of the day, and bonding and loving on her. Palin has already warmed up to her a lot and will follow her on the leash, which is great.

She's so soft and has such an adorable face!

 

She hasn't jumped up on anyone, hasn't barked, and hasn't had an accident since we brought her home. She will let all the kids pet her, and has such a gentle personality. We're looking forward to watching her come out of her shell, and get used to the rest of our family, but for now, she's just right with Lulu.

 

Yes, I'm sure this is a match made in heaven! Looking forward to lots of years of happiness with her. Welcome home, Palin. Welcome home!