New member to our family

Good morning!  I'm back from a short, unexpected break.  You see, our family grew by four paws.  Since Xander was three, he's been wanting a big dog.  Our little mini dogs are fun and all, but he imagines a big dog being much more fun.  And cuddly.  We always said that after Nick retired and we were done moving, we'd get the big dog.  So, both of those have happened and it was time. We researched and narrowed it down to three breeds.  Golden Retriever, Labrador, or a Bernese Mountain Dog.  We went on the AKC website, like we have with all our dogs, and saw one 3.5 hours away that would be available the next week.  So, we chatted with the family and picked out our little cutie.

Last week the kids and I went on a road trip to pick up our newest friend.

Meet Ginger.  She's 11 pounds of cuteness.

She's a Bernese Mountain Dog.  She's going to be big, coming in at around 100 pounds.  We ended up deciding on this breed because we felt it's a better fit for our family.  

Oh my goodness.  How cute is she?!  We stopped at a rest stop to let her out to potty and so we could play with her a bit.

We are so loving her.  She's calm, playful, and is training so well right now.

But, no worries, she's still a puppy and there's the occasional accident.  Somehow I've become the "lucky" one to take her out in the middle of the night, twice.  Who's tired?  Me!  It's a darn good thing she's cute.

But, she's tired too.  We took her to the vet and she fell asleep hard on the the exam table.  Sterling carried her out and she stayed asleep on the car ride home too.

 If you've had a big dog, what tips do you have?!  I'd love to hear.

Have a great day!