Here’s our new dog! She’s named Austen, after Kelly’s favorite author, Jane Austen. She’s a 3-year-old (or so) hound mix. We got her at the shelter last month. We didn’t want to do the puppy thing again. She seems to be housebroken, so that was fairly easy to deal with.

She’s already learned about playing with toys, and believe it or not, she’s an even stronger chewer than London is!

She’s actually 60 pounds. Hard to believe, huh?

They play really well with each other, and the end result is that they’re extremely tired at the end of the day. And you know what they say…a tired dog is a good dog!

I don’t know exactly what breeds she’s comprised of, but she’s AKC-certified Cull!