CARLY RAE: It's been 2 weeks

Announcing a new addition:

We have found the new addition to our family. She was born February 6, 2011 the smallest pup (in the pink collar above) but she has already out grown most of her brothers and sisters. The kids named her Carly Rae Hansen. When hunting she will be called "Car" The kids choose "Rae" as her middle name because they felt it was a family name. In our family we have Uncle Ray, Issabella Ray, and Desi Ray (Grandma's dog). We decided to go with a different spelling, just to be different.

We are surprising Jack and Rylie Jane next week as we take a journey to Menominie, Wisconsin to meet Carly Rae. This will begin the next chapter of our lives. It's been 14 years since we have been through the puppy stage. We were blessed that Mocha Jo was such a great dog, companion, and friend.

Monday, April 18, 2011

It's been 2 weeks

It's been 2 weeks already since Carly Rae has come home. She is growing so fast. Today's weight is 21.5 pounds. That is approximately 10 pounds in 2 weeks!!! She started "school" with Greg a week ago. He is teaching her to sit, stay, come, and fetch. Carly is obedient when she wants to be. :)
She is still having accidents in the house. She is obviously confused about what the green grass is for outside! She will squat right in front of us and pee while looking at us with her sweet face. Plus, she will have an accident right after coming in from the outside. We are taking some of the blame for not putting her in the kennel enough. So now she spends more time in the kennel during the day. The GOOD news is that she is sleeping through the night. She may get up at 5:30am to potty and then will go back to bed for another hour or two. :) We broke the cardinal rule and let her sleep in the bed at night. She loves it...and we do too.
Here are some pics of the big girl.