I am a father!
Posted by Jeremy Langley | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 01-02-2010
Ellie May
Okay, don’t take that headline too seriously. My child is a 12-week-old Australian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix that I adopted from the Columbia County Animal Protection Society. She is my pride and joy, and I named her “Ellie May.” I have a hang-up on naming my dogs after female characters from 1980-era television shows. My last dog was named “Daisy” after Daisy Duke of the “Dukes of Hazzard.”
Ellie May is a very active and loving dog. She is going to be HUGE when she grows up, and I’m sure she’ll grow faster than I want her to. I expect that she’ll be 100 pounds or more when all is said and done.
I had thought about buying a pure breed dog. I really wanted a chocolate Lab, but I couldn’t find one. I looked at some German Shepherd puppies, but I just didn’t want to spend that kind of money. So I went to CCAPS to see what they had. (Daisy was a CCAPS dog.) When I saw Ellie May and her litter mates, it was love at first sight! I brought her home before I even had any furniture moved in the new house. I’m sure she will grow to love her large fenced-in backyard. As long as she stays out of the pool, we’ll be okay.
Ellie May will be an outside dog when she gets a little bigger. Besides, it’s too cold for her out there right now. For now, she is sleeping in a crate at night. She hardly even complains. I have bought her enough toys to entertain an army of dogs!
I’ll keep you updated on her as she grows up, and I’m sure I’ll be taking lots of photos. I’m sorry for the quality of this picture. I took it with my cell phone. I’ll see about getting a better picture of her later.
