Meet Beckett

We had a great time in Houston visiting the Mathis side of the family over the Christmas holiday. We even brought home a little souvenir! Meet Beckett, the wonder dog. Isn't he the sweetest thing you've ever seen? Everyone say, "Awwwww"...


Once upon a time, I didn't like dogs. Even the thought of owning a dog made me shiver in fear and break out in hives. Why? Well, growing up we didn't have very good experiences owning dogs in our house. Pooper was eaten by our cousins' neighbor's Rottweiler, Penny was psycho and ate a bunch of Styrofoam out of her dog house and then ran away, Lucky was destructive and peed on everyone when he got excited, and Baby was hit by a car, I think... anyway, you get the picture. Not that our family didn't try, I just think we didn't train very well. (And a good dog requires lots and lots of training, love, and patience as I am quickly finding out).

This is Mags....
or Margaret Sheridan Mathis if you want to be proper.

She comes from a long line of Show-Dog Champions. She is a pure-bred Norfolk Terrier as are her 4 puppies...all boys. The father of the pups is named Bandit, and he too comes from Championship dogs. He looks a lot like Mags, but has a rusty-red coat instead of the sandy-blonde. I have already posted about what an awesome dog Mags is. I think that's the main reason I decided to give in and adopt one of her puppies. As soon as I saw the little rascals, there was a connection with Beckett. He was sweet, not hyper, didn't bark much, and took to Gavin right away. He was already crate-trained and almost potty-trained. (We are still working on that, but he rarely has an accident). Although this puppy is a lot of work now, I know it'll pay off in the end and we will have a fantastic family dog who will be loved and cherished more than he already is.

Want to see all the boys? Here they are in order from left to right:

Cooper, Barney (not facing camera), Beckett, and Kendall.
Cooper is a fur ball full of energy... lots & LOTS of energy!
Barney is very brave, and likes to bark at bigger dogs.
Beckett is a little shy, but sweet, loving, and playful.
Kendall is the most social, and is always happy to see you.

I cannot thank Janie enough for our new bundle of fun. I have really bonded with him, and I know the kids have too. So, for the first time I can proudly say I am a "dog person"!

P.S. I will post pics of Christmas soon.