Meet Finn

Obviously the past few months have been difficult..beyond words. But to help brighten our days, my mom and I decided to jump off the deep end and buy a puppy. While he's incredibly challenging and makes me not want to have children of my own for quite a few more years, he is a furry bundle of joy, who we named Finnegan, or Finn for short.

Let me tell you, this aussiedoodle (Australian Shepherd/Poodle) is a handful. He's very attached to me, but also thinks he's the boss, so more often than not, these days you can hear me shouting, "NO!" "Aahhuhh!" "Drop it!" "Sit!" "Stay!" "ahhh kill me!" He's truly putting my dog training skills to the test and I will admit, I am no Dog Whisperer, although if he's ever in the CT area, give him my address!

One thing is for sure, he is a cutie. In fact, it's not me who gets the cat calls these days, it's him! People literally roll down their windows as I take him for walks, shouting he's the cutest dog they've ever seen. Yeah, yeah. Try housebreaking the cutest thing you've ever seen - it's not so cute.

I know once we get past this stage, he's going to be a great dog. And I'm counting down the days until he's six months, so I can start taking him on runs. Although the short practice runs we've done so far, he's tried to bite my legs off. We'll have to work on that. Did I mentioned his teeth are sharp? Because you only need to look at my finger, or my flip flops to tell that they are indeed little weapons of mass destruction.

I'm making him seem worse than he is. When he's fast asleep on my lap at the end of the day, he's the sweetest little thing. I even took him to Tarrywhile Park yesterday and it was such a joy to romp around the park with him for a couple of hours. And it was even better when he was passed out all afternoon.

I see a bright future for this little man and me...