Unexpected Good News

We have a new Scottie puppy, since Thanksgiving night.

The puppy is one of Macalester’s brothers. The breeder was never able to sell the last boy puppy. They concluded there was some mysterious reason why this puppy needed to stay with them. The puppy, who they named Laddie, turned out to be a snuggler, clown, and very affectionate.

When Macalester died, I wrote a letter to the breeder to let her know what happened. In the letter, I included a description of Macalester and her antics. When the breeder and her husband read the letter, they were surprised at how similar Macalester and Laddie were in personality. They both concluded that we should get Laddie, that God had decided Laddie needed to stay with them because eventually there would be someone who would need Laddie in their life.

I picked him up on Thanksgiving night, for a trial run, according to the breeder. But the minute that pup snuggled into my arms, I knew I’d never let him go. Our name for him is Laddie Macalester. The kids call him Macalester, John calls him Laddie. I make sure I don’t call him late for supper.

Laddie is HUGE!! True, he was the alpha pup. But at 4 months, his paws are 1/2 again as big as Sydney’s. We think he could be bigger than our big girl, the first Macalester, who was trim at 23 lbs. Sarah thinks he could be The World’s Biggest Scottie. I don’t think so, but wouldn’t that be interesting!

Sydney is jealous. I don’t think she was expecting a pup bigger than Little Macalester AND a boy to boot. She usually lays close to me like this:

And then she growls at Laddie Mac. Sydney is going to stroke out, if she doesn’t calm down. Having gone through this recently with the addition of Little Macalester, I know Sydney will settle down soon.

Laddie Mac is a wonderful addition. He loves the kids, and is so good with them. We are waiting for him to settle in, feel comfortable, and look forward to seeing him as he truly is. He’s already loving sleeping in the bed. He hasn’t discovered the joys of sleeping under the covers, but it hasn’t been cold enough in the house lately to make him want to do that.

We still miss Little Macalester all the time. However, we are so happy to have another puppy in the house, especially one that is from the same litter. It feels as if some of Little Macalester’s spirit is still here.