Dog, day 1

We brought home a dog from the Humane Society today. My poll from before unanimously recommended a cat, but aristeros' physical reaction to pets we met over the holidays lead us to think that getting a cat would probably result in sneezing and tears.

We asked the staff to recommend a laid back, mellow dog. They directed us to a medium-sized, flop-eared male of about two or three years of age. He's mostly black with a narrow blaze of white on his chest and brown eyes. He was labeled a cocker spaniel mix, but he looks like he has a lot of black Labrador retriever in him. The only things spaniel-like about him that I can kind of see are the shape of his muzzle and the curl and fluff of his tail.

( Our first afternoon with dog )

As for the name, the shelter called him Jerry. We don't especially like that. We are thinking of naming him Mungo, after Mungojerrie.