Sam I am

Meet Sam. He is our new addition to the family. Sam is a Plott Hound/ German Shepherd Husky mix. Say that fast! Sam will be a big outside dog. The story behind Sam is as follows. Ever since we have lived here (the past two years) the neighbor's dog (Hershey) has come over and done her "business" on our lawn. This has progressed into eating the cat food on our deck! Well, about three weeks ago I let Daisy out and it just so happens Hershey was over for a snack. She attacked Daisy, and well we have had it. So, we are hoping Sam and his buddy (yes we will be adding even more to the family) will serve a couple of purposes. First, keep Hershey off our property. Second, we will be starting a garden next year and apparently raccoons are a problem. Third, during wolf season I am hoping they add some security so that our children can play in peace. Overall, we would like to keep all the other animals and critters at bay. Sam is still shy but has attached himself to Ashley. He loves Daisy and the cats. We think Sam is a very cute puppy. The best part about Sam is that he was free! Yes, maybe we are crazy to take on more animals, and big ones at that! But we do have plenty of room for him and he will be an outside dog. This has added to Kyle's list, since we now need a dog house and a dog run for the time being. I should mention that his name came from a book we are reading Attaboy Sam. Also, spud harvest has started so I get to enjoy Ashley for two whole weeks no school! I have been enjoying the slow pace of the last few days. We even had Sabra, Madison, and Hunter over to play today. Kaitlyn loves to play trucks with Hunter. Now we get to fall into some "Fall" activities, pumpkin picking next week and getting ready for Halloween. This is a fun time of year before it snows and we become hermits in our house!