Back from Visiting the Pups!

So, today Fathead and I drove 4ish hours (I think it took us more like 4.5 but we hit traffic, ate a short lunch and made a wrong turn in Cincinnati, so I think it should be more like 4) to go visit the puppies. It was super fantastic. They're all fabulously cute and given the way they mobbed us, they all seem very friendly too. Pam has some seriously great dogs. Definitely feeling really good about getting one of her pups. The pups were all pretty charming (even the ones feeling slightly traumatized by worming, shots and microchipping) and all of the adults were simply fantastic. Really fantastic.

Anyway, so an update on the pup we will be getting. Firstly, after our visit today, Fathead basically said that if black and tans were still my favorite, as long as it looked like one would be small enough for us, we could get a black and tan. I was super thrilled about this, of course. Apparently he was really taken with Pam's adult black and tans, especially the father of the black and tan litters, Ike, and has decided that he really doesn't have a color preference. So we'll probably be getting a black and tan. :D

Nextly, we might actually end up getting a boy! It's too early to be really sure, but at least right now it's looking like a couple of the black and tan boys may stay small. Since we don't really care about sex, and just want a puppy that has a nice temperament and should stay small enough to be within our apartment's weight requirement, we'll be perfectly happy with a male if it looks like he'll be small enough. Indeed, I believe the one color-marked green is supposed to stay small enough and I have to admit, I found him pretty charming. He was very friendly and ended our visit by taking a nap in my lap. If it does seem like he'll stay small enough, then he may very well be the one we pick. :D

In other news, we rented a Chrysler 200 to drive out there (our car had developed an odd noise when idling and we didn't feel it was a good idea to drive it that far) and I have to say, I'm really glad we'll be going and getting the pup in our own car. I have two words for you, Chrysler: lumbar support. The Impreza is rally-bred and has noticeably stiffer suspension, but it gives my back no trouble, even over long distances. I came out of this trip with my lower back aching. The difference? The Impreza has very comfy seats with lumbar support. I never appreciated that before, but I do now.

Well, I would be posting pictures of the puppies, but I have a confession. I don't have any. We brought our camera with us, intending to take a ton of video and photos, but we left it in the car and once inside, we were just too enamoured with the puppies to leave them to go get a silly thing like a camera. I kind of regret it now, because it means that I have only my memories to over-analyze, trying to figure out which puppy may end up being mine, etc, but that's just how it is, I suppose.

That said, I will go ahead and post the pictures from the website of the black and tan boys, since we might actually end up getting one.

Unfortunately I have no idea which of these is color-coded as which.