Millie the Dog

So, we did it. We got a dog. Her name is Millie, she's a shih-tzu, and she's pretty cute. We had many people that tried to discourage us from getting a dog, some who encouraged it, and others who probably did not care at all if we became a "dog family". But in the end, we felt like it was good timing for us to add another member to our family. And Savannah was especially pleased that she was a girl.

Here are the Pros:

1. She is incredibly sweet

2. The kids LOVE her

3. She is good company

4. She's a great snuggler

5. She plays with Jacob

6. She sleeps through the night

7. She's a girl. Now the score is three to three

Here are the Cons:

1. She hasn't picked up on house training very quickly, so I'm picking up poop in the house a couple times a day

2. She is teething so she chews on everything. Luckily she's pretty tiny so she hasn't destroyed anything yet

3. She's not cheap

Basically for us, the pros outweighed the cons. Selfishly, I wanted a dog to satisfy a bit of my desire to have something tiny to love and cuddle, but I think the kids are benefiting more from having Millie than I ever imagined. She's been a little blessing to us. To end, I will leave you with some wise words given by Savannah to Benjamin as Millie was licking him incessantly.

"She's giving you kisses because she loves you. Try not to let her kiss you too much because she licks her privates." After Benjamin jerked his hand away in disgust she continued, "It's okay that she licks you. It's only kinda gross."

You are so right Savannah.