Up the Duff

 

We are expecting a new arrival chez Trout.  It's all very exciting but I'm trying to rein it in a bit because the thing hasn't been born yet. 

We have put our name and some money down on a list for a puppy.  A Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier who may or may not look something like this:



Not the expectant mother - just some random internet dog
 

We looked into this kind of dog 13 years ago when we were searching for a furry friend but at the time they cost a fortune.  We couldn't afford such a posh dog then so we ended up with Gimpy Dog who, while being a pure-bred Lab, was kind of a farm dog and very cheap. 

The Wheatens still cost a fortune but Himself is insistent this time. He's done his research too.  Apparently, there are two different types of  coats - North American, the more common one we see here, curlier and poofy and Irish, less common and scruffier.  He wants the Irish one.  I don't really care one way or the other.

We found a breeder in the next town who has Irish females she mates with North American males so it's a crap shoot what you end up with. We're hoping for an Irish female but we won't know until early December when the mother goes into her confinement. 

So after Christmas, I'll have to start puppy-proofing the house.  I only have a vague recollection of what's required in that department but I do know that Lego Boy will probably lose a few pieces of said Lego before he realizes that he has to tidy up his crap.

Then the fight to pick a name will begin.