Sparrow

What's white and gray and fuzzy all over.... SPARROW!

She is a beautiful 13 month Siberian Husky puppy. We just love her!

CC and I have been talking about getting a 2nd dog for a while. We knew that if we got a 2nd dog we wanted to adopt a rescue. Those commercials where Sarah Mclachlan is singing in the background and pictures of abused animals fill the screen get to me every time. We kept going back and forth on when to adopt but finally decided to look into seriously and see if we found a good fit for our family.

We contacted the Siberian Husky Rescue Organization and started the paperwork. After a mountain of paperwork, background check on us with our vet, and a bunch of emails we finally had a playdate with a 2 huskies that the organization thought would be a good fit with us and Jak.

We knew instantly that Sparrow (her original name was Chloe. I love calling the names Jak and Sparrow from the porch when its time for them to come inside.) was the one for us. She was full of energy, loved to play tug of war and gave Jak a run for his money when chasing and wrestling. After signing our lives away Sparrow got to stay with us. The poor girl spent most of her life with worms and parasites. We were also told she has sensitive skin because of a really bad case of fleas and from getting into a fight with a porcupine and losing. I guess her previous owners didn't get all the quills out and some got infected. With a lot of love we know she will be just fine!

Overall, its been a very easy transition. Only a few tiffs between Jak and her. She is still young and a chewer but luckily the only causalities have been an empty milk carton from the recycling bin, an old flip flop(I need new ones anyway), my face wash, and a spiral notebook. Apparently this girl has an affinity for paper and plastic. She is a little skiddish when she meets new people but warms up quickly and is soon your best friend.

The first night Sparrow freaked out a little bit after we closed the bedroom door. She just kept pacing back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Now I am proud to say she has claimed a corner of our bed (Dear Santa, we need a king sized mattress STAT!) She loves to explore our backyard, especially the ivy, she sits at our feet when we are on the computer, gives lots and lots of kisses. She is also very vocal. She loves to "sing" and catch with every one who walks by the house.

She and Jak love to play tug of war and wrestle. While he is much stronger Sparrow has adapted several moves to level the playing field which include laying down when Jak tries to hump her and going for the loose skin around his mouth. Sparrow grabs on and holds on tight. They also have this hilarious game they play outside where they both lay on the ground staring at each other and then as soon as Chris or I yell out,"Go!" they race towards each other and take off chasing each other around the yard. Weaving in and out of the bushes and from corner to corner. Jak is quicker but Sparrow is more agile able to turn on a dime.

They are best friends. There is something special about having another dog in the home. As spoiled as Jak was, we've been replaced in a lot of ways by Sparrow. Every dog needs a bud. Someone to sniff/pee on things with, chase squirrels with, and roll around in the ivy with.