Last week we got a dog. She is absolutely amazing and so cute.

Her full name is Zoe Nanna. I don’t believe that my dad finally caved. Let’s just say my mum has been laying it on pretty thick for a while now.

So last week my sister said that her friend was selling some labradoodle puppies. It was shocking that my dad said find out how much they were. So mum tasked Katie with the job of finding out. By the time she did they had all gone. They did however have a 1 year old brown lab that they we giving away for free. The video that was sent through showed a cute lovely dog. He was free because when he was a baby he was bitten and lost part of his lip. Still cute though. It just looked a bit like he was snarling because of the injury. Mum was all for it until she stopped and thought about it. Because he lived outside on a farm she thought it wouldn’t be nice or fair to go from that amount of freedom to being confined. So he was out.

Then she was trawling through a puppy buying website (No idea which one). She came across someone that had some puppies out towards Bolton. So she got in contact with the lady who said she only had 3 girls left. Mum was organising a trip out to see them the next day. Then all of a sudden she got a message saying we could go over then. So 9pm Wednesday evening mad rush round to get re dressed (out of slobby shorts) and start the family trip over to Kersley. We eventually found the house and went in.

3 8 week old puppies bouncing about playing and living life. The parents were outside. So a little bit of play with the puppies. Some of us were saying let’s have all three. One for me, one for mum and one for Leah. This time dad put his foot down and said no. Eventually one puppy spent time with mum and spent time with me having cuddles when I had to sit down. So the decision was made.

So we picked Zoe Nanna. The name she was given was Cyan. We were going to change her name anyway. Before we went to look at the puppies we discussed names. I wanted to call the dog Nanook after the dog in Lost Boys:

Different breed and sex but hey it’s a cool dog. Mum wasn’t a fan of that name but thought of Nanna after the dog in Peter Pan. I was hooked and thought great name for a dog.

Then some boring fart said it would cause confusion when Harvey was round. For him my mum is Nannan. So the dog would get really really confused not knowing if she was being shouted for or my mum was. We went to see the puppies and after we picked mum and dad decided on the name Zoe. Zoe was the name of a dog mum and dad had a long long time ago. When I was a baby she went to live with my nana and grandad because I tortured the poor animal. (Don’t remember any of it and it won’t have been out of nastiness). So Zoe was the name for the dog and because I’m awkward she got a full Sunday name of Zoe Nanna.

She has been looking after me and I’ve been looking after her. She spent her first night in my room.

She had a bit of an accident on my bed and peed but oh well shit happens. Night two she spent with Leah and she spent time arguing with the dog in the mirror. But she’s now moved into my room and spending her nights with me.

The other night she did trap us in my room. She pooped behind the door so I couldn’t fully open it. So 4 am had to call the house phone to ask mum and dad to pas some cleaning stuff through the tiny space I could open it. Cleaned that up and went back to bed. So those that know me yes I am cleaning up poo and I’m not gagging! Whoop whoop go me!!!!! So last few nights have been disturbed getting Zoe on and off the bed and cleaning up. But last night she was awesome, she got on and off the bed on her own and popped on the mats without waking me up.

I’ve ordered some clickers to start some proper training. We did a bit yesterday where she would touch one hand and get a treat from the other. It sort of worked. Last night though she had a few trips outside, only round the house though. She has only had one lot of injections so she’s not fully ready for walks yet. It was funny because if the was somewhere she wanted to go she would and if there was somewhere she didn’t want to go she wouldn’t.

We went to the vets yesterday morning for her first check up and lot of injections. She was ace and no problems at all. While we were in the waiting room though I saw another dog do something that I had only heard of in comedies. Where they stop and won’t go anywhere near the vet. It was a big dog, a collie I think but no idea, it just stopped and would not go anywhere. The owner had to pick it up and carry it in. Smallish lady carrying a big dog, bit of a funny sight.

Haven’t been able to do much knitting, felting or crocheting because I’m not sure how the dog with be with the wool. I don’t want her to trash any of it. But I’m starting a bunny out of Jane C Brett Flutterby. It’s the furry type of wool stuff that I made the aardvark out of. So now that’s just being done and knit and natter even though it’s crochet.

But really shocked by the likes and comments from the last post. Thank you to everyone.

Keep bigging it up and loving life and puppies.

Love and light.