NotTheRock Musings

Well, here's a picture of our new little girl, Maya. At least that's the name the breeder gave her. And we kind of like it. And it's a good thing we liked Maya and not, say, "January," because then we wouldn't have a good name built-in.

So what is she? She's a cross between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Havanese. In a perfect scenario, you get the demeanor and loving nature of the Cavalier mixed with the hypo-allergenic, non-shedding features of the Havanese. But how often is the scenario perfect?

Truthfully, though, Maya is a good find. She's mostly black, which we really liked. And she has that cute little Cavalier face... yet, as the breeder showed us, her coat is the texture of the Havanese -- that is, non-shedding. She's sure that Maya's not going to be a shedder. We'll see, I guess, but there's no doubt that even if she does shed a little, it won't be what a typical dog does. So that's good.

We settled on her this past Saturday on our visit to the breeder 70 miles away. This is not the other one I mentioned that pissed us off so many times. We'll get to them another time. The breeder we used was so professional, helpful and knowledgeable. She's a Vet Tech who loves dogs and, despite there being many, many dogs in her home, the place didn't look messy or even smell doggy. That's quite impressive, considering many homes with only one dog end up smelling funky sometimes.

As for the name, as I said, we kind of like Maya. It's cute and we're already kind of used to referring to her by that. We had a conversation one night, though, about the fun of random names. Like naming a tiny dog "Butch" or "Killer." I actually thought it would be fun to name a dog "Cat."

"This is my dog...Cat."

Wateryne laughed but vetoed my idea. I thought it was brilliant.

Of course, once we settled on her, Watersyne began working on me.

"Are you saying I can't ever dress her in a cute outfit? Or put something in her hair?"

I can just see it now. I'm out walking my 10-pound dog while she's wearing a pink sweater and barrettes. How gay will I look? Very gay.

We expect to pick her up next Friday, 2/15.

Labels: doggies, Maya