The New Addition to the Family

For as long as I can remember, my family has always had a dog or two. I'm not sure if it was intentional or just chance, but the way things usually worked out was that we overlapped them by getting a puppy (or young rescue dog) when our existing dog was somewhere in middle age.

The result of this arrangement was that our middle aged dog got to 'mentor' a puppy or young dog, and gained a play companion (things that they both seemed to enjoy). 

And when, by and by, the time came for the older dog to 'cross the rainbow bridge', we already had a beloved pet to help comfort the family during our time of loss.

Our lab/shepherd mix 'Lulu' was the puppy that helped our previous lab mix 'Jordan' get through her cancer treatments, was her constant companion throughout the second half of her life... and was with her to the very end.

This is a photo from about  seven years ago of Jordan meeting Lulu for the first time:

And here they are a few months later as fast friends:

Now that 'Lulu' is in the neighborhood of seven, we started thinking about getting a puppy to keep her company. Some asking around and research brought us to a lovely family in the Galilee that breeds German Short-Haired Pointers.

Zahava and I were looking for a short-haired breed (less shedding) with an even temperament, and this breed seemed to fit the bill.

Here is a picture from yesterday showing a grown up 'Lulu' with her new side-kick, 'Rosie'.

Things have, once again, come full circle... and we (and they) couldn't be happier!