What an eight year old boy's tears can accomplish...

So, after swearing that we would never get another dog, we now have a new Basset Hound that Max has named Beauty. She is very, very sweet. We did do things a little differently this time. Instead of getting a puppy that we knew we would not be able to housetrain and not have enough time to be up at night with, etc., we went to the Rogers Animal Shelter and adopted an adult dog. Beauty is approximately three years old, and the nicest dog we could ask for. She is completely housetrained, sleeps in her (open) crate all night long, and walks nicely beside Max when she is on her leash. She likes to sleep and hug which obviously means that her and I will get along well, and she loves to play with the kids. Here are a few pics of our new addition.