06/10/2026
Announcement! Meet Mirabelle, our new puppy!
The story is a bit of a miracle. I had written to Lexie's breeder (who is the absolute best! She is the one that took this video for me.) to ask her to please let us know if she got another shichon puppy that was about Lexie's size. (She is about half the size of most shichons!) She said she would let us know. Nothing for a year and a half.
About a month ago, we had a couple play dates with our friend's puppy. We realized that because Luna is so elderly and arthritic, Lexie really misses active play. TWO DAYS after my husband and I had that discussion about maybe we need a puppy, our breeder wrote saying she had a tiny girl. My heart burst and I knew she was ours.
Then, two weeks ago, Luna passed. It was such a comfort to us to know that in a few short weeks, Lexie was going to get her next sister. We've all had a few very hard weeks to grieve our precious Luna.... and now new life and love is going to enter our family.
Not only that... Lexie and Mirabelle are full siblings! Same mom and dad, different litter obviously. My kids and I are making the 4 hour drive to Iowa to pick her up in exactly one week. I'm beyond excited.
PS. I always feel bad when I say that we get our dogs from a breeder instead of a rescue. But my husband is so allergic that I need or make sure we are getting a full hypoallergenic doggie. No "grandma was a golden retriever" type situation!
