A little background first....

In the last week of April, my husband (Paul) and I had to euthanize our White Shepard who was 14 years old. We knew the day was coming but were doing everything to avoid it. Jenn was a great dog, always there with a wag of the tail and very willing to please. It was a very difficult morning. But she was calm and so were we. She passed peacefully and will always be an important part of our family.

We have two daughters a 10 year old (going on 20) and an 8 year old. We also have 3 cats, 2 purebred Himalayians and a stray shorthair. The youngest child was hit hard with the fact that the dog was never coming back home and has a picture of her in her room. My husband and I made the decision to get another dog. So I went searching. We looked at many dogs at humane societies and different breeders. We looked at giant dogs (St. Bernards, Great Danes), we looked at little dogs (my parents have dachshund). We really don't have the room for the giant breeds and the little dogs; while nice are just not my cup of tea. So we started looking at Labs. When we first started looking all I could find were hunting breeders who refused to sell a companion dog. I do understand but you made my job a whole lot harder. I couldn't find a breeder and basically gave up.

Fast forward about 2 months. Picked up the local newspaper and there was an ad. AKC registered Chocolate Lab Puppies. We made an appointment to see the pups within the next hour. We picked one female and her name is Princess Abigail, Abby for short.

That evening my husband decided he would buy one of her sisters. Another phone call and it was done. Back to the breeder's house and another female was chosen. Princess Chelsea is her name, or just Chelsea. We are looking forward to many great adventures with the pups.