A New Family Member

We lost our big boy Vinnie in March, which left a huge hole in our hearts. Juneau hasn’t been the same since her big brother passed away either. She is so lonely. We always knew we would be getting another dog, though we can never replace Vinnie. We just had to wait until it was the right dog and the right time. We had hoped for another male, and another Saint, but God had other plans. We are getting another big girl instead, and she is a 9 month old Great Pyrenees. We have always said rescue is our favorite breed, and we have been very lucky in getting quite a few purebreds from rescue. That’s how we got both Vinnie and Lucie, as well as our first Malamute, Kodiak – all purebreds.

We have named our new fur baby Andorra, or Dorrie for short. The way we name our fur babies is to name them after a place of their origins. Great Pyrenees come from the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France, and there is a little tiny county in between called Andorra. We will be there in September, so when we found out about our new baby, Larry and I both called out the name Andorra in sync. It’s destiny, and just meant to be. šŸ™‚

Dorrie is coming to us as a rescue from Big Dogs Huge Paws. She is in OK right now, and we are leaving to pick her up today. The half way point between Oklahoma City and us is, believe it or not, Hays, KS, where Larry is from. So we will be visiting with his family today and tomorrow. We pick Dorrie up Saturday evening. We will bring her home with us on Sunday.

Here are some pictures I have that her foster mom sent us. She will melt your heart. She is a big, beautiful fluff ball that loves to cuddle. I hope Juneau loves her and is nice to her too.

And just in case you’ve forgotten what Juneau looks like, here are a couple recent photos of her too.

Dorrie is going to fit into our family very well. We are so excited. šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚

So I will be out of touch for a few days. But have no fear. I’ll be back soon. Stay safe and stay well. ‘Til next time.

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Author: ajeanneinthekitchen

I have worked in the restaurant and catering industry for over 35 years. I attended 2 culinary schools in Southern California, and have a degree in culinary arts from the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, as well as a few other degrees in other areas. I love to cook and I love to feed people.

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      1. Wow thatā€™s awesome! I canā€™t wait!! When should we get together? Iā€™m open for whatever day but not this Wednesday!

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      7. Sweet!! I canā€™t wait to see for the menu! Keep me a surprise! I know you got great ideas!! šŸ˜‰šŸ˜‰

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    1. Yes. That is what I truly believe too. I know a lot of people refuse to get another fur baby after they loose one, but I know they and God, would want us to give others the same love we gave them. Vinnie sent her to us as his gift to us.

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  5. Oh my gosh Jeanne! I’m so excited for you!! Dorrie is huge already, how big will she get? I just know Juneau is going to be besties with Dorrie!! Pictures!! I must have pictures of their journey together! I’m certain Vinnie would approve of Dorrie! Have a safe trip and have fun eating all that delicious food you always have with Larry’s family!!šŸ’œšŸ’œ

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    1. Thank you. Yes, I think Vinnie has given his stamp of approval. We were interested in a “‘little” boy Saint, who was only 7 months old, but we couldn’t take him because he is very cat aggressive and we have two cats. Then a couple of days later, we learned about Dorrie (originally Quinn) and everything just fell into place right away. šŸ™‚ She is currently about 60 lbs, but when full grown will get to be between 100-130 lbs. She’ll be slightly smaller than our Saints, but still a giant breed. šŸ™‚

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