Puppy Fever

I've come to a conclusion.

Shocking, isn't it?

I know you've heard all the "two kinds of people in the world" comparisons. Football/baseball. Cat/dog. Those who can read binary/can't.

But in all of that, my conclusion is thus: Once you discover you are a dog person, you must have a dog in your life.

There has been a decided vacancy in our home since Argus left for North Dakota. I have been much less stressed knowing that C was not in immediate danger of a dog bite, but we've missed Argus and missed having a dog.

So we planned on getting a dog in the spring. But it seems that someone in our home is a bit impatient. So after finally agreeing on a breed, finding a breeder and choosing a puppy, we will be bringing home a new member of the family in about a week and a half.

We decided on a Boston Terrier. We chose a puppy last week from a local breeder. And here he is. Cutie, isn't he?

And when C pinched his little foot the other day, he didn't bat an eyelash. That's a good thing, folks.

Now we're on to the task of picking a name for the little guy. It's tough to finalize a name when you don't have the dog yet, but we're trying to narrow it down. And of course, we can't name him something "normal", so it's been a challenge.

Here's what we've got so far:
Serling - after Rod Serling, creator of the Twilight Zone series and Planet of The Apes.
Crichton - after Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and many other modern-day classics and creator of TV series such as ER.
Puddy - as in David Puddy from Seinfeld.
Dozer - we're hoping he's lazy and built like a 'dozer.
Geek - does this one even need an explanation?

I'd love to hear what you think about the names. After all, you're going to be hearing about this guy, so you might as well like the name.

And if you have any suggestions, I'm definitely open to hearing them.