I'm an auntie! Meet Annabelle. (pic)

[LeftyMom]

She got her first walk in the park today, and my sister says that she's a diva because she walks around puddles rather than get wet. She and my sister have a lot in common. :eyes: She's not real sure about this whole walking on a leash thing, but she didn't chase geese or act weird around the other dogs or anything, she's really mellow. She just sat down and waited to be petted a lot.

I have no idea how my Dad is going to manage with two divas in the house. Poor guy. :rofl:

[MrScorpio]

1. She looks like a sweety

Congrats!

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. PUP-PEEEEEEE!!!

:bounce:



I suck at IDing dawgs. What breed is she?

[LeftyMom]

3. She's a boxer.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. *forehead slap*

Like I said... "suck." :blush:









I am, however, refraining from making a Simon and Garfunkel joke. :silly:

[bluesbassman]

4. She's a cutie!

Boxers have the most expressive faces.:)

[ghostsofgiants]

5. If my girlfriend was awake right now you would probably hear the squee all the way down there.

Cute dog!

[LeftyMom]

7. I don't want to hear about your crazy leftist debauchery, you sinner.

:P

[ghostsofgiants]

8. She just started working at an animal shelter. First animal she brings home I intend to name Lenin.

Or maybe Trotsky, but I want to save that for if I ever own a horse, for the pun that would be involved.

:P

[orleans]

9. what if the animal already has a name? what if we all started calling you nicky-poo?

how would you like it?

[ghostsofgiants]

12. You can call me whatever the hell you want, dude.

[orleans]

26. great--just don't call me "dude," "dude" n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

27. I call everyone "dude."

EVERYONE. :P

[orleans]

29. (so does my daughter! drives me insane!)

although, back in my "day" everyone was refered to as "man" or "baby"

as in "hey man, what's happenin'?"

or

"hey baby, what's shakin'?"

[bluesbassman]

10. Well then, she better bring home one of these...

Plus you'll get the added bonus of asking it when you get home: Hey! Why the long face?:rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Bahahaha, YES.

Maybe I'm just overtired, but that joke has me almost in tears, haha.

[grace0418]

20. Whenever we see dogs that have a particularly bouncy step, we always say "he's a Trotsky."

So I think it works. :)

[XemaSab]

11. Nicee dingo!

(Pip's feeling better today... still not 100%, but she's got more energy.)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

14. Who's a good girl :)

Awwww :loveya:

[BlueIris]

15. Awwwww. Supercute. nt

[Sanity Claws]

16. What a great face!

I had a boxer years ago. Everytime I looked at that face, I smiled.

[fight4my3sons]

17. oh my goodness! she is precious!

I just want to kiss her :* . I love boxers. We used to have a Rottie named Darwin and he got punched in the face by a boxer. It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[My Good Babushka]

18. How sweet

She really does have a lovable, expressive face.

[ThomCat]

19. That's a very beautiful dog.

:)

Congratulations.

[livetohike]

21. She's a cutie!

May you all have many, many years of happiness ahead :hi:.

[Rob H.]

22. What a cutie!

I like Boxers--a guy in my apartment complex has one who could be Annabelle's twin.

[flvegan]

23. Good looking pup.

Well done.

[Eurobabe]

24. How cute. I love the name.

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

25. Boxers always have the most earnest expressions.

She's a gorgeous baby!!

[MountainLaurel]

28. Lucky you!

I'm step-sibling to a boxer boy named Harley, who is a very large cuddlemonster.

[LeftyMom]

30. Update: LK and I went and met her today, and took her for a walk around the block.

My sister said she was definitely more excited today, probably because she was more settled in. She and my sister are already very obviously attached to each other.

She's a little skinny, and has some really prominent nipples due to being overbred. She's a little small for a boxer too, I don't know how much that's from underfeeding and how much that's just normal for her.

She's getting used to basic socialization stuff, like walking on a leash and not jumping on people when she gets excited. Luckily she's got such a great personality she doesn't have many bad habits to break- we took her for a walk around the block and she barely pulled at the leash, didn't chase cats or bark at other dogs, didn't bother passing neighbors or children.

She adores LK already. He got lots of big wet puppy kisses, and they raced on our walk. They played in the yard a little bit before we went home, but not too much since it's so wet out.

I brought the camera but since we had so much fun playing with her I forgot to take any pictures. I'll try to do so sometime this coming week, maybe if we go along on her first visit to the pet supply store.