December Update

This month has been so busy for me. There's been so much to do with getting ready for Xmas and so much snow shoveling that needed to be done. I've been very busy at work too. I've really fallen behind on my blogging and on my blog reading. I was hoping to catch up on things over the holiday but it's already late and I've got to go back to work tomorrow so it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Here's a quick update about a few things that have been going on that are Keeley related.

Thank you everyone who told me what their experiences with more than one dog have been and to everyone else who gave me their opinion too. My mom said to me that she thought that maybe I should not get a second dog because if I didn't know what I wanted that it must mean that I don't really want one. See with Keeley, I was dead set on getting a male Irish Terrier and no one could convince me otherwise and believe me they tried. So now she thought since I was conflicted, that maybe I didn't really want another dog. However that's not true. I was just struggling with wanting to please everyone and get what's best for Keeley. My mom really wants another Irish and perferably a female and we were told by a lot of people that you shouldn't have two dogs of the same sex. That's why I had agreed to getting a female Irish Terrier and I kept saying that she was going to be "for Keeley" and the reason I was going to get a second dog was "for Keeley" because it I really didn't feel that it was for me since it's not what I wanted. Finally my mom said to me "The only reason that anyone should have another baby, or fur-baby in this case, is because they WANT one." That made a lot of sense to me and so I told her that what I really wanted was a male Border Terrier, which is what I originally said a year ago before all this not two dogs of the same sex nonsense. So she found a nearby breeder and we went for a visit. They are super cute dogs, but they are really jumpy, really high energy, and really licky. (FYI, Keeley doesn't lick, mostly he just bumps me with his nose to show affection.) I went home and thought about it for the night and finally decided that I'd just get another male Irish Terrier instead. It's the constant licking that really turned me off from the Border Terrier. I feel good now that things are decided. If all goes well, Keeley will get his new little brother sometime in spring 2008.

Here's a picture of Keeley's grandma posing him at the table with his cup of yogurt and cheerios. Are we taking this fur-child thing a little too far? She thought he wanted to be included but I don't think dogs were made to sit at the table.

Keeley's Unkie Rob and his girlfriend, Amanda, are in town visiting. They live in NYC. Keeley loves Unkie Rob. They really have a good time together and Keeley just loves having people over. I'll try to add some pictures of them playing together tomorrow. Right now it's getting late and Keeley is looking like he wants to go downstairs to go to bed. Here's one more photo of Keeley posing with his new pups. Good night!