New pug in the house

After the passing of our great companion friend, the Doberman named Dante, we needed to wait for awhile before getting another dog.  My son and his wife introduced us to the world of Pugs.  We found them to be delightful and a source of laughter.  'Multum in parvo' was the phrase applied to them centuries ago: "a lot of dog in a small package."   Indeed, the pug feels bigger than her current 10 pounds.  She is confident and quite willing to explore.

We contacted a breeder through the many friends my wife has in the dog world.  The breeder we contacted was way up in Odessa (Texas, not Russia).  From San Antonio, that's about 350 miles.  After many emails and phone conversations we met her at a house on Lake LBJ near Austin.  We spent about 4 hours there getting to know her and her dogs.  They were all great.  We took our pug home with us.