Elliot's Valentine

Many of you know we got Elliot in October. We love her despite her being the hardest dog to house train that I have ever had. She has been very lonely as I work full time. We have talked about getting her a beau that she can have as a companion and may be some day a mate.

Dave has been working very hard trying to find her a friend. Many breeders were worried about us becoming breeders and would jack up the price if they knew we had a female and were looking for a male. We were ready to give up and just wait until after the baby comes since we will have a lot on our plate. We were worried how Elliot would react once the baby came though, so Dave kept calling and yesterday we finally got lucky. We drove down to Tenino to pick up our little boy. I told Dave he had to pick the name since I had named Elliot. He picked 3; Cowboy, Jackson, and Ranger. Jameson insisted on Darby which he was getting from a Veggie Tales movie. Then Dave tried to tell him Ranger was also from a Veggie Tales movie about Moses. The only problem is on the movie he is called "The Lone Stranger" instead of the the lone ranger. So Jameson insists that the dog's name is "Stranger." Elliot has been in hog heaven, and I have been too. She and Ranger have spent the majority of the day outside chasing eachother around. Ranger is already doing well going potty outside since that is what Elliot does. I think we made a good choice.