Our New Puppy
23 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
in My kids, My Life in general
What is cute, cuddly and loves you unconditionally? A puppy!! My five year has been asking for a pet for over a year now. We’ve tried sharing pets, and getting her a cat, neither of those solutions worked out for our family. So we sort of put it on the back burner and decided that when the right pet comes along it will happen for her.
(This blog entry is over a week old, sorry for the late post)
Sharing Pets…
We have a bit of a farm at the Rekoske home; three cats, three dogs and a guinea pig. Our oldest pets Xaiver, a 15 year old Black Lab/Great Dane mix and Frank, a 15 year cat, have been with us since they were babies. Kaylee didn’t want to share either of those. Xavier is Daddy’s dog; Frank is Mommy’s cat…
Murray, we recently had to give him up for adoption, is a 10 year old mix breed dog. In the last year he has attacked Xavier more times then I can count. This past Sunday he seriously injured Xavier and my husband decided enough was enough. Kaylee didn’t have a fondness for Murray so she didn’t want to claim ownership of him.
Rajah, we believe is about the same age as Murray. He is a black and white cat and he belongs to Katie. She adopted him from the Animal Shelter when she was 3 years old. Rajah loves Kaylee, but he has so much fur and spends too much time outdoors and not enough time grooming himself that he pokes Kaylee when he tries to cuddle. So she doesn’t want to share Rajah.
Then there is Miley our Chihuahua/Terrier Mix. She is 4 ½ years old, my husband and Katie brought her home from the Animal Shelter four years ago this month. I did not want this dog but this dog has worked her way into my heart. She technically belongs to Katie, but I think Miley gives her allegiance to me 
. Miely is not Kaylee’s biggest fan. Kaylee wants to carry her around and I don’t think Miley trusts her.
We also have Cassie. This beautiful diva belongs to my mother in-law. I am not sure how old this cat is but she is all white and acts like she owns the house. She is only loyal to Katie and my mother in-law. She is very loud when she doesn’t get what she wants. My mother in-law inherited her from a friend that past away, so while Cassie may drive us all crazy at times we love her anyway.
Then here is sweet Ziggy, our adorable guinea pig. You don’t know he is there until you start cutting up some fruit of veggies, or sharpen a knife; then the only way to get him to stop “weeking,” is to give him a handful of fresh fruit or veggies. He belongs to Katie. My mother in-law and Katie rescued him from a box in front of a grocery store 2 years ago. Kaylee can be a bit afraid of him.
Cats…
We adopted a kitten last summer for Kaylee; the poor thing got stuck in our recliner and didn’t make it out. Then a few months later we heard about a rescue cat, Kaylee and the cat hit it off and we brought her home. That cat ran out the front down after about 2 weeks of staying with us, we looked and looked for her but we couldn’t find her. I hope she found a good home with someone else. So poor Kaylee hasn’t had any luck with pets.
Max…
At the end of July my mother in-law heard from a friend whose dog had puppies. The mother was half Great Dane and half Yellow Lab, and the father full Yellow Lab. We love Xaiver so much and have had so many good memories of him with our girls we couldn’t say no, this combo worked out so well for our family for 15 years this had to be the answer to our prayers. Nana, my mother in-law, took Kaylee as a surprise to pick up her puppy. The two of them fell in love. Her name is Max, it isn’t short for anything I’ve been assured, however her middle name is Maxine and her last name is Maxie LOL.
We love this dog; Miley loves this dog and Xavier loves this dog. The cats not so much, but hey that’s the natural order of things So Max has been welcomed to the Rekoske farm… She has taken several stuffed animals out to the backyard, some clothing items, and dishes… She has made a bunch of messes and annoyed us in the middle of the night; but that’s what having a puppy is all about.
Xavier, Miley and Max
