Lucie is the latest addition to the Penny household. She is an eight week old, brindle Boxer puppy! We chose to name her Lucie because 1) we like the name Lucy 2) we will always love our honeymoon destination, St. Lucia.
We'd been working with a Boxer rescue organization for the past few weeks looking for a second dog. After getting our hearts broken over our first choice, we became frustrated with the process of finding another dog. We had tossed around the idea of a puppy and suddenly last Sunday decided it was the day. Matt had contacted Dakota's breeder a few days before. He had coincidentally responded that a new litter of boxer puppies was ready for release that very week. He hadn't even released the puppies to the public yet. We made our way down to Godwin, NC (just north of Fayetteville) to Black Creek Kennels. They let us introduce Dakota to a few puppies, but I was immediately drawn to the smallest of the bunch- little Lucie! A neat fact: Dakota and Lucie are actually bred from the same daddy!
Home she went for a whirlwind week of family introductions and playtime with her sister. Dakota is settling in to her new life as a role model and Lucie's personal pillow. Dakota likes to play rope tug-of-war with Lucie standing completely beneath her. Dakota has had her moments of jealousy with all the attention Lucie is getting. She was even jealous of during Lucie's vet exam today!
Some puppy pictures below!
I LOVE the picture of Lucie standing underneath Dakota! Awwww!!!
ReplyDeleteEmily, congratulations on the new addition!! Both of your girls are so cute! My husband and I love Boxers (two of our girls are part Boxer).
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and story. Lucie is so cute! Dakota is still a diva showing some maternal instincts. Can't wait to see them in person again!
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