This is our new baby Sgt. Drake Alexander. Notice the tangles in his hair? That is because Drake is a runaway. Saturday when we came home after a full day of basketball games at the Boys and Girls club there he was in our yard being attacked by the neighbors weiner dog. As soon as I got out of my truck to scare off the weenie dog Drake ran to me.
Saying I was excited would be a great understatement. I have ALWAYS wanted a yorkie! My plan was that once the kids were all in school I would get a little girl Yorkie to be my baby. I dreamed of dressing her and putting bows in he hair. I scooped up the puppy and jetted inside with my kiddos in tow. I immediatly noticed there was no collar and his poor hair was tangled and matted. So to me these were all signs that this poor puppy had been abandoned. :D Bad for him, good for me.
Immediatly names started running through my head. As I ran the pup a bath sweet girlie names ran through my mind until it was down to Sophie or Ella. Both sweet princess names my husband wouldn't let me use for our daughter. But these dreams soon came to an end when my DH came in and pointed out that my Princess had male parts. I was dissapointed but decided on naming him Jax. That is until my DD referred to him a Jaxie which is the same fate our poor turtle came too after being named Max. The kids now lovingly refer to his tank as Maxi's pad. :(
After a family vote the kids won with Sgt. Drake Alexander, a character from the board game Heroscape. DH and I were going for Murphy who is also a character in Heroscape.I know this seems to be jumping the gun since we just got the dog but he just feels like ours. I got online and looked through the lost ads for the local paper and I checked Craigslist. Then I went to Wal-Mart with Drake in tow and bought him every camo and Army related piece of clothing they had in his size! I must say he looks adorable!! BTW Wal-mart is apparently a un dog friendly store, as was the angry woman behind me in check out!
The only thing I didn't buy army related was Drake's Razorback water and food bowls. I figure if he's going to be part of this family he needs to be on board with our team! :D
Drake has now been here 3 days and is adjusting well. He has been to drop off and pick the kids up from school and anywhere else I've gone. I have yet to figure out his potty schedule. It does however seem his favorite poop spot is the front door foyer which isn't that bad since it's hardwood and easy to clean. (YUCK!!) I'm still checking for lost yorkie ads but am truly hoping whoever lost him did it on purpose. I truly think he's awesome as does everyone in the house, including Olivia!
