Puppy Love

What's a house without a dog?

Brian and I have been wanting a dog for a long time, and really the only thing stopping us from getting one was not having space for one. Now that we've got a house and are settling down we are so excited to add a furry member to our family.

We started researching what kind of dog we wanted as soon as Brian accepted a job offer, and Corgi's kept coming up as the perfect breed for our little family. Corgi's are great with kids, they love lots of snuggles, and they also need exercise and want to run around and play. They are also a good size since they are small enough that Brian is okay with them on the couch (which is a must for me), but they're not tiny, yappy dogs.

Once we decided on a breed we got in contact with a breeder and found one near us with a litter due at the perfect time called Stafford's Corgis. Stafford's Corgis is a wonderful small breeder in Spencer, VA who truly loves and cares for her dogs and pups. She's been great at giving us advice on owning a new puppy, as well as letting us come and visit our puppy as often as we want.

6 Weeks

We first visited the litter when they were 6 weeks. Celie (the breeder) told us that one of the two fluffy girls would make excellent pets for us and that the lighter of the two was going to be the best fit for our family. We played with the pups for about an hour and we agreed the light fluffy girl was the best for us. We named her Ginger.

Ginger at Six Weeks

Neville the Tri-Colored boy

Waffles the Fluffy Girl

Ginger and Neville

Me holding Ginger for the first time

Brian holding Ginger for the first time

Ginger loves belly rubs

The whole litter tired after playing, Ginger is the one on the top left

9 Weeks

Even though we wouldn't be picking up Ginger until she was 12 weeks old, we couldn't resit another visit at 9 weeks. It was great getting to run around with her in Celie's back yard. She didn't know her name, but she knew that she and her litter-mates were called puppy. It was really cute to see her face light up when she realized that when I was calling puppy that I meant her. She'd run over to me as fast as her little legs could carry her and as soon as she got to me she'd want to be picked up and held.

I may be biased but I think our pup is the best pup out of the whole litter.

Ginger after a big run

Ginger loves Brian

Who could resist squishing that face?

Celie the breeder and Ginger

The whole litter at 9 weeks, Ginger is top left

12 Weeks

We brought Ginger home last night and she was so good even though the car ride was an hour and a half. We fed her a little bit of food and let her explore the house and the backyard. When it was time for bed we put her in her crate and she only fussed for 5 minutes before sleeping through the whole night.

She is already well on her way to being potty trained, and she's just as cute as cute can be. We are so happy to have a little furry addition to our family.