One of my closest friends adopted this dog over the summer and has turned out to be allergic to her so after lots of debate, dermatologists, facials and inevitably tears, she has decided to give her to us. She is an eight-month old “Bowl of Noodles” a Bolognese and a Poodle mix. And as you may have guessed from her sweater (and post title) she is a girl! I am so in love with her I almost don’t mind if Chewie, our 13 year-old Bichon can tell.

But of course, I really do care. I don’t want him to feel demoted so now I’m fawning over him more than I ever have and fussing over her only when his back is turned. As a result, he’s kind of acting like Will Farrell in Stepbrothers, “Hey! That’s my stuff!!”

My furry Barbie’s given name is Bella, and we’re calling her all sorts of things to figure out what sticks. She is bella for sure, but the really fun part of owning a pet is to name it. Conrad calls her Belda. I keep calling her pussy cat, but that name is out for obvious knickname conflicts. Maybe Belda will morph to Zelda…or we’ll just stick with the name she knows.

We are supposed to be trying it for a month because maybe one of us will have an allergy too (God forbid!). Dashiell actually started sneezing tonight but I am going to believe its nothing more than a cold. Also, David wasn’t sure he wanted another dog so to be fair to him we needed an out clause.  David also wanted to make sure the kids wanted the dog too. They don’t really enjoy Chewie. He steps on their Legos, hogs their beds, and if you sit next to him while he is panting you think you are sitting next to a garbage pail. Unbeknownst to me, David asked Conrad to spend some time thinking about whether or not we should add a sixth member to our family. Last night before bed, Bella/Belda/Pussy/Zelda/Bebe fell asleep on Conrad’s bed and he said, I think we should take her. Where? I asked. No, he said, take her, for, like, ever.

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