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Tater Tot?

Well, we put up signs and got no response in 72 hours total, and there are no "lost" signs anywhere in the neighborhood, so we are going to assume that this little female pug I found wandering around on the side of the road about a mile from our house was just abandoned, though I can't imagine why.

I have been through some female small dog name lists and come up with a few that I kinda like (some more than others). These are in no particular order: Biskit, Fritter, Pumpkin, Bandit, Daisy, Ellie Mae, Francesca, Mischief, Petunia, Pickle, Porkchop, Tater Tot, Princess, Puddin', Butter Bean, Fireball, Mahalito, Honeybun, Stinker, Lampchop, Muffin, Pamcake and Peanut. There may be a loose consensus forming around "Tater Tot", but we have to try it out for a day or two and decide.

M*chelle likes "Lindsey", but I like that name more for a human than a dog. Ideas are welcome. The kids have been pretty useless in trying to help, not coming up with anything that sounds remotely good. They're willing to go with whatever M*chelle and I decide, just happy to have a new dog in the house. I'll take her to the vet later this week and allow them to attach the IV to my wallet for yet another Pug.

I just bought a crate and pillow for her tonight, along with a new food dish and a bigger water bowl for all three of them. When I got home, the little puppy was howling after our oldest, Justin, who spent much of the weekend with her on his lap on the couch, so she seriously bonded to him. He had gone upstairs to bed, and she slipped through the baby gate and tried to go join him. When we brought her back down, she started howling for him again. Crazy little girl.

If anyone asks, we definitely have a full boat now. Kids full of pugs.