Wednesday, February 7, 2007

We're Going to be Parents!!!

Betsy and I are expecting an addition to our family - a little girl St. Bernard (you really didn't think we were going to have a human baby, did you?). We have been talking with a breeder in Era, TX who had a litter born on January 2nd - Betsy's birthday. We thought that was a sign and the family that breeds and raises these puppies appears to be great at it!

The puppy's birth name is Codie (after her father Dakota). She has similar markings as her dad - a white speck on her ear and a brown spot on the top of her head.

We plan to meet the breeder in Alberqueque, NM the weekend of March 3rd to pick up our new little addition - but from all the books we've been reading at 8 weeks old she'll already be about 20 lbs.

We are debating on her name at this point - so perhaps you can weigh in with your comments...we thought either Kota (short for Dakota after her dad) or Barley (beer, beer - more beer). What name do you think fits her best??

Hope you enjoy these couple of pictures. Soon we'll have some before/after shots of our recent remodelling projects - 2 bathrooms and a bedroom redesign.






Codie - around 3 weeks old.
















Codie with her big honkin' pops-Dakota.














Codie taking a nap with her brothers and sisters.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the new puppy. We are from Ypsilanti, MI and have also received 2 puppies from Carol and Roxanne in TX. They do raise great pups and have had no trouble with hip problems etc...ours love to be out catching snow flakes. I hope all goes well with yours also. Good luck with your new home
Jane Ludwig
jegay@umich.edu

Anonymous said...

Great looking puppy. We have made a decision on the name but you will have to watch your snail mail to find out what it is.

The Godfather and other half

Anonymous said...

CONGRATULATIONS......as for the name how abt "BETTY BOOP"

Anonymous said...

The father kind of looks like Stan...as for a name, I like Fido.

LP

Anonymous said...

I like Kota for a puppy, but Barley will be better for a grown dog! JD

Anonymous said...

where are the new photos of codie? and i agree this dog needs a big dog name....we are still thinking.