Announcement (not THAT kind)

John and I are getting a mini dachshund and have been thinking of appropriate names. After much discussion, we had two favorites but finally settled on Darra. It's Gaelic and means "small great one." Appropriate for a small puppy who will become a small fearless dog.

Here's a picture of her at 5 weeks old. We can't bring her home until the first week in April, which means lots of time to fix gaps in our fence, puppy-proof the house, go shopping, and finish reading Dachshunds for Dummies!

(Yes, she looks "sad" here, but that's just because of the tan coloring. And because she's not with us yet!)