It’s been almost four months since we had to have Ruby put to sleep, so we began our search for a new dog to add to our family last weekend. Our search didn’t last long… in fact, we found an adorable puppy that we just could not resist adopting on our first Humane Society visit (at the Maryland Heights location). Little was known about this pup except that she had been dropped off by someone on May 27 and was 4 months old (my guess is that she was either a stray or runaway). As far as the Humane Society workers knew, she didn’t even have a name! So they named her Trixie, spayed her and gave her the shots she needed and put her up on the Humane Society’s adoptable pet photos site. I guess they were told that she was a “lab mix,” but looking at her and seeing her behavior, we believe she is a full-blooded black lab (and from the looks of her paws, she’s probably going to end up being pretty big, too). She’s incredible sweet and loving, too. Very well behaved. We think she’ll be a great pet for us and a perfect companion for our son, Miles.

By the way, speaking of Miles, he and I took Trixie on her first walk to McDonald Park a few days ago, and she immediately ran into a large pool of rain water that had collected beneath one of the swing sets there and started splashing around (even sticking her face down in the dirty water):

Yep! That’s a lab, alright. No doubt about it.

Oh, and I also found a great message board online for Labrador Retrievers, too. So far it has been very helpful in answering a few of our questions about the breed. Check it out at Lab-Retriever.net.