Sarah and I have been talking about getting a dog for a long time. We've even made several trips to various animal shelters and humane societies. Yesterday's trip resulted in a new addition to the household. Meet Barney.


He's three months old, weighs 6.2 pounds, is 1/2 Papillion and 1/2 Toy Fox Terrier, and won't get too much bigger than he is right now. Both his breeds are intelligent, athletic, and bred to be responsive to human emotion, and Barney seems to be all of those things so far (inside the house, he follows us around or stays on our laps; outside, he loves to play and romp around).

Next up, getting him to stop peeing in the house.