Willow

Published on Apr 21, 2012

We decided to adopt a puppy... mainly for the kiddos but we loved the idea of having one around too! The kiddos have always been a bit "freaked" out by dogs for some strange reason... maybe they weren't around them enough?? When we were at Alta and Joe's their golden retriever Moxie who is the most patient, kind, loving dog had them trying to become one with the wall!! It was then we decided we didn't want them to grow up being afraid and all around scared of dogs.

So we started talking about the idea of getting a puppy... one they would be able to grow with and get comfortable with before it got full sized. We looked around a bunch... trying to decide which size and breed would be a good fit for us and from the internet we found our Willow...

She's a 4 month old boxer lab cross... which is called a Boxador. She was at a shelter in Bear Lake and although it was an hour and a half drive away to meet her, we fell in love instantly with her. She's not like most puppies... she's a bit calmer... hardly jumps... doesn't bark and loves to just be with you... which all combined made for a good fit for our apprehensive kiddos. We had to wait a week (due to our schedules) before we went back to get her so that we could get prepared for her arrival.

Surprisingly when we went to get her and introduce her to her crate in the car... she loaded right up and was ready to go. She wined a bit and then settled on down for the long drive home.

This is what Mulan thought of her...

Her exact words were I'm sure naughty ones... she yowled the entire time at her. Finally she settled and found that having a puppy isn't so bad after all... they come with good food to eat!!! Little Piggie... thought I'd have to worry more about the dog eating cat food than the cat eating Willow's food.

She settled right in and laid down to play with her new toys...

She's just a sweetie... just check out this face...