Saturday, September 19, 2009

Meet Princess Leia



As most of you know through Facebook, we recently adopted an English Bulldog from a local animal shelter. We have been wanting a bulldog for a few years now, but did not want to spend the $1,500 plus to purchase a bulldog puppy. After getting lucky and finding Leia at a shelter listed online we decided to get her and bring her home. We did this while the boys were in school as we wanted to surprise them as they got off of the bus.

She does have a sad story that comes with her. Some of you have asked why she was in the shelter to begin with. Her original owner took her to the vet to have a microchip inserted. While that was happening the owner passed away. The family of the man took Leia for a bit but decided they did not want her, which is how she ended up in the shelter. She is super sweet & the boys love having a dog around to play with.

Below is video of the boys getting off of the bus to find their new puppy. Honestly, it was pretty anti climatic. They acted like they already knew. Oh well!



And now for a few pictures..




5 comments:

Cathy said...

I love these pics! I think my favorite one is when her head is on the foot stool! Classic pose..you should frame that! The boys look so cute with her! :)

Tiffany said...

I love the top pick with her head on the stool too. So cute.

I think the boys were surprised and acted like any kid would act, tried to show everyone they could their new dog as fast as they could.

carol said...

Cute! I'm not on facebook, so it was news to me, and she is adorable! Glad the boys like her too!

Shorty said...

wow - a dog huh.. haha.. she is cute.. looks like tony.. dont you think haha. jk theodore.. smooches to all of you..

Brooke James said...

I love her name! Congratulations on your newest addition.