Introducing Kona!

Now is the moment everyone has been waiting for: Meet KONA, our new Puppy-kid!

We adopted Kona-Bird from the Farmington Animal Shelter on April 27th.

Greg was checking out their website and called to say that we needed to get down there to check out a few dogs. When he saw Kona, it was love at first sight.

Greg was actually the one who named her and really put a lot of thought into it. At the time, we just got back from Hawaii and Greg looked at a few Hawaiian names on a baby-naming website. :)  He came across 'Kona' and knew it was PERFECT for the new pup.

Kona means "Lady" and they actually called her "Lady-Bird" in the Pound. Plus, she is the color of Kona Coffee AND when she whines, she actually sounds like a bird chirping!

We're not quite sure what kind of a dog she is, but she is definitely some sort of hound mix.

What we know about our Little Kona-Bird:

• She is about 8 months old, which makes her birthday sometime in November.
• She is definitely a puppy! {Loves to chew, play, pee, and get into mischeif}
• She loves real leather Kenneth Cole SHOES. {you really don't want to know}
• She loves taking pictures and wants to be right in front of the camera.
• She is such a GREAT walker! She just likes to hang out by mom's side and see the sights.
• She has the cutest little puppy-wrinkles around her mouth.
• She has BIG feet and will probably grow to be a little taller than Timber.
• She is a little nervous around new people and hides behind mom's legs, but she LOVES dogs!
• She winks and blinks when she looks at you. SO CUTE!
• She has two half-socks on the tips of her back paws, all black nails on her front paws except for ONE clear/white nail on her right front paw.
• She has five little white hairs right in the middle of her forehead.
• She is a 'bad-girl' and, like her brother, has a TATOO on her belly. {showing that she is spayed}

Here's an Extra tip for new puppy owners:

PLEASE don't give up on your puppy if they keep getting into mischeif and destroying things! Puppies have so much ENERGY, are teething, and get bored EASILY. If you don't have the time to watch them all the time, divert their attention and energies, and keep them occupied, I have three words for you.

DOGGIE DAY CARE.

I know, I know, it sounds like I'm overspoiling my dogs and I'm a prima-donna Puppy mommy, but REALLY; Doggie Day Care saved my house AND my dogs lives! 

They get to play all day with other dogs, wear themselves out, and when they come home, they are pleasant, happy, non-destructive little cuties. WORTH IT WORTH IT WORTH IT!

Melissa and Bob at CANINE CASTLE have been my saving grace and I LOVE them for keeping us a Happy family!