This past weekend, Ben and I went and picked out the newest member of our family! She is a soft coated wheaten terrier we’ve named Matilda (”Mattie”). Early last Saturday morning, Ben and I went to Starbucks and got our decaf americanos, and then we were off to Mediapolis, Iowa. We went to see Connie at Eagles Roost kennel.
We were so impressed with the kennel where Mattie was born and has lived these first few weeks of her life! It’s a beautiful, open area, with lots of room to run around and a big pond. Connie clearly handles the puppies often and is so good to them. They had a nice-sized fenced in area where Mattie and her 4 brothers and sisters hung out.
We knew we wanted a female dog, and we had three to choose from. We decided to go with the one who was the middle temperment of the three–not too wild, but some spunk. :) Connie microchipped her right then so that we were sure we’d get the right puppy when we come to pick up Mattie and take her home!
Mattie just turned 5 weeks old on Monday, so we have to wait several more weeks to bring her home with us. We move into our house on October 17, and we potentially could have gotten Mattie as early as the following weekend (October 25). But my grandparents will be visiting then, and we probably won’t be very settled into the house at that point. So we’ve decided that we’ll plan to pick her up and bring her home with us on November 1. We can hardly wait!!
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Mattie is adorable and so tiny! What fun!
Congratulations, Ben and Kirsten!! Welcome to the world of pet ownership…you won’t be regretful (no matter what Eric Johnson may tell you)!!
Lots of fun ahead of you and Mattie is just darling! She looks just like Kelsey did at that very same age! Can’t wait to meet her!
Love, Lori
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