After the passing of Tanner, Grandma and Grandpa’s sweet Golden Retriever, they started talking about getting another dog. Part of it is for protection for the Grandkids in case wild animals start roaming their property when the kids are there. After some research and looking around they bought a sweet German Shepard female, who was a bout a year old, and named her Tara. We all came up immediately to meet her and in an instant Bryce was head over heals in love with her. All the kids love her really. She is sweet, and just follows them around.
Now fast forward to a month or so later when Grandma and Grandpa were going out of town to Hawaii and the boarder who usually takes their dog wasn’t available. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to watch her. Bryce was in heaven!
For a puppy Tara is really good. But, she is still a puppy and wants entertainment all the time. We did get some outside furniture chewed on and kids were jumped on a bit. It was such a good reminder that with 4 little kids already we need to wait to get a dog of our own. (Much to the children's dismay) Tara goes crazy for Hallee so I had to keep the baby away from her, and Ethan kept letting her inside….as in multiple times a day. Jared cleaned all our carpets on Saturday. Sunday while Jared was at meetings and I was showering Ethan came in to tell me the dog was inside. He had one of those cute/mischievous smiles on his face. I jumped out of the shower, threw a towel around me and while still wet raced through the house to find her. She was in the front room, the nicest carpet in the house, and had just squatted down to do her business. I grabbed her as quickly as I could to take her outside, but a little business had already been done. It seems funny now, a few months later, but I felt so bad to have to tell Daddy about what happened. All in all, it was fine. Mommy was extraordinarily exhausted at the end of a week, and Tara’s playful nature left quite a few scratches, but we still love her and it was a fun adventure.
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