We got a dog! We've been wanting one for a long time, and have been doing lots of research about the types of dogs and what is available around here...but two Sundays ago when we visited the Dubuque Humane Society, we fell in love with this one! So we came back for her that day and took her home with us.
She is two years old and is a mix between a border collie and a Labrador retriever.
She is used to being in a house with children, so is house trained and is very chill and quiet (although she's a bundle of energy outside!) It's taken all of us a few days to get used to each other (okay, maybe me most of all!) but we're all into the swing of things now and are very happy to have her with us.
This past Saturday we took her to the field on campus and ran around. She loves to run and jump but doesn't know fetch yet, so we're working on that.
We take turns taking her for walks and feeding her, but Tyler gets the privilege of giving her a bath every Saturday. He actually enjoys it, and Frannie doesn't seem to mind it either. She smells a lot better afterwards!
She is a snuggler and likes to cuddle. She's not allowed on our bed (and we're trying to train her to have her spot on the futon) but whenever Tyler sits down on the couch she jumps up on his lap. It's quite adorable.
She is named after St. Francis (patron saint of animals) and we call her Frannie for short.
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