Georgia Bentley Lady Burns

This is Georgia. She is our very sweet 8 month old cocker spaniel/beagle mix. And she has been a perfect fit in our home!

The kids love dogs! Perhaps Lincoln the most. And we had been telling the girls that we would get a puppy when Lincoln no longer behaved like a puppy- putting everything in his mouth, playing in the toilet, etc. So lately I have been hearing from our oldest (who is much like her dad in the area of sales) "I just really feel that we are ready for a dog because we can go on long walks.... I think that we are old enough to get a puppy because we can really help you, etc, etc...." She is very perceptive and I think she knew that Kevin and I had been discussing the idea a lot lately, so I guess she decided to add her two sense whenever she could.

Well Saturday we went to meet a particular puppy we had found online who had been rescued from a shelter and was in need of being adopted.

Well, long story short, that puppy wasn't available that day to even meet, but after seeing the ages of our kids, she recommended a few that she thought might work, then she turned to Lady with an "Oh, she is perfect!" We played with her a bit, then decided to think about things, and we left without a puppy, but with kids who had been just so happy to have been able to even play with one. After much debate in my head, that afternoon we returned to bring Lady home.

She has truly been the most ideal puppy one could hope for. She sleeps through the night in her crate, she's only had one accident, she is very gentle with the kids, she has her permanent teeth so does not nip like a young pup, she is very eager to please and is full-grown yet small enough to handle. We think she may have a difficult history with a previous male owner, because she is absolutely terrified of men when she first meets them. So, we have some things to work on- but that's expected.

She came with the name Lady. By Sunday afternoon we still had not settled on a name- as the girls could not agree. Of all the names on the list, Bentley was Kacia's pick, and Georgia was Rylin's. So they picked a number between 1 & 10, Kacia won, so her name was Bentley for about 24 hours. Then yesterday, after Rylin not being able to remember the name, Kacia not always remembering it, and me saying Bentley is a cute name, but it doesn't fit her when I call her, we switched it from Bentley Georgia to Georgia Bentley. Poor girl's a little confused, but she'll get it!

She was snuggling Kacia's jammies after she left for school.

(Anyone who knows Rylin and the fear that she can have towards some dogs, can appreciate how awesome this picture is. She laughed hysterically while getting showered with kisses.)

"This is the best day of my life! I can't believe we brought a dog home and we get to keep her!" -Kacia