So, I’ve been wanting to get a puppy for a while now. I can’t get an English Bulldog until I get out of these apartments because they are just too big. I’ve been thinking a lot about a Toy Poodle I had when I was younger. I had her for 13 or 14 years until she got so old that she was deaf in both ears and blind in both eyes. One day, she was sitting underneath my mom’s car and you can probably guess the rest. I always loved that dog and recently decided that I was going to get another one, a Toy Poodle. I searched the Sunday paper and realized how expensive they are and thought I should forget it for now, until I was coming back from shopping today and saw a ‘For Sale’ sign in a shaded area of a bank parking lot and four cages with what looked like several puppies that I knew were small dogs. I pulled in immediately and fell in love before I got out of the car.

And so I brought Ares homes today after writing a check (much less than $400!) and he’s adorable! Though he’s not a Toy Poodle, but rather a Maltese, he still looks much like Tiny did. He’s so playful and loveable and perfect. I’m pretty excited. :-)

I named him after Ares on the show Xena: Warrior Princess. :-D He’s only 4 months old. So far he likes to chew on my pant legs. He’s not afraid of car rides and wasn’t afraid of a bath, either.