So... we got a dog

Brent is in heaven. We've been wanting a dog for a little while... Brent for a long while. He's been getting Mariska on his side more and more though. So I was thinking about the idea, and just for fun I was browsing petfinder.com. I found the perfect most adorable little basset hound/terrier mix. I wanted him so badly. After about 2 days we decided to just go for it, "What the heck"! So we got the house all ready, bought all the supplies and right when the shelter opened at 8 am Monday morning I called to ask when I could come pick him up, only to be told, "He's being adopted right now"... literally RIGHT then. I was so sad. Plus what was I supposed to tell Mariska?? We told her we were getting a dog today.
So we went back to petfinder.com and found a litter of little black labs... I called that shelter and she said, "The last one was adopted this morning." WHAT?! I was getting really annoyed. So finally we found a lab/terrier mix that looked sweet. He was an hour away, in Rockwall... so right as Brent got out of work we hopped in the car and ran up to see him.
The minute we went outside into the little courtyard they had for visits, I knew he wasn't for us. He was sweet, but he was HYPER and super JUMPY! Both girls were scared of him, Brynley was attached to my hip and screaming her head off... so we went back inside. We asked if they had anything a little "calmer" because our girls were timid. And the guy said he had JUST gotten (that very day) 2 little boy black lab mutt puppies. We said we'd like to see them and went back into the courtyard. The second that guy brought them out, I knew my fate was sealed. I knew that neither Brent nor Mariska could see these little things and NOT walk away without one. So, here we are. He's not really the kind of dog I wanted... I wanted a calm, little lap dog, like a dachshound or yorkie. But he's little, for now, so I guess I'll get used to it! But he is absolutely the kind of dog Brent wanted, so he wins!

We have lovingly named him Snape, in honor of Professor Severus Snape from Harry Potter. Yes, we are gigantic geeks... and love it!

Yes, he's peeing and pooping everywhere, but that will end at some point. Other then that, and the chewing, he's a good little guy. He already seems to know what "No" means and will stop chewing something when we say it. He's also learning "come" fairly quickly... although Brent wants to train him to respond to Harry Potter spells... like "accio" for "come" and "Avada Kadavra" for lay down... but we haven't gotten that far yet.

Mariska is absolutely in love with this little guy. Brynley is in love with him at a distance. We're pretty happy with him!!