August 2003

More of Clara and the family. You can see that big brother is a bit jealous that little sis is getting all the attention, as he sulks on the chair.

September 2003

Here’s Clara outside playing with Cartman. They are actually distant cousins, but act more like brother and sister. Cartman has been super with her, teaching her the rules of the house (at least the ones he follows), and being amazing in how he plays with her. Unfortunately, we thought they would keep each other better company, but what really happens is now we have two needy dogs J

September 2003
Here is Clara and her sister. We decided to get both dogs, Clara for us, and “Lucy” for my Parents. Unfortunately, after taking them for a checkup we found that Lucy is deaf. Because my parents only have this dog and an open lot at their house, we all thought it was best if Lucy went back to the breeders since they can better care for her. Still, they were super cute together!

July 2003

These are pictures of little Clara when we went to see her for the first time. She’s sleeping with her sister, who is an average size puppy. You can see, she was very, very tiny. Pretty hard not to fall in love immediately.

July 2003

This is Clara’s mom if you want to know how the kid is going to be, look at the parents. That turned out to be a bust because Clara looks nothing like her.