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Our New Little Addition!


We have had a new addition to our little home. His name is Whitman Nash Brooks and he is the sweetest dog I have ever been around. Let me tell you the story about this sweet little dog and how he became a part of the Brooks family.

For Fall Break, and to celebrate my sister's birthday, we went on a little trip to Nashville. Our main purpose was to 1) eat at Chipotle and 2) take Ava to the Nashville Science Center. For some reason, I woke up way early on Saturday and went ahead and got ready, got everyone else to get up and get ready, and we headed to breakfast and then the Science Center. It opened at ten and we got there at nine. A few minutes after we parked, a huge truck and trailer pulled in, and the trailer had a dog on it and said Nashville Humane Society, Mobile Unit. I got out and asked if there were really dogs in there and if I could take a look around. I went in and there were three wild puppies and one little white dog, named Whitman, that looked at me pleadingly. He wanted me to take him out and hold him.

I knew for sure there was no way we would be taking any dog home. I have been wanting one a little, and Ava has been asking for one occasionally, but Kyle said no. Then I turned around and Kyle, Mandy, and Ava were coming into the trailer. I showed them the white dog and asked if they thought it was as cute as I did. They agreed.

The man who worked there said we could get him out and take him to a special room where we could play with him and get to know him. The sign on his cage said he would not be good with young children, so we were a little nervous. I don't have to tell you how he behaved with Ava. I'll let you see for yourself.


Well, that was fun. Ava found a dog she wanted. But we were not there to get a dog, so we headed into the Science Center. The whole time we were in the Science Center we talked about that sweet little dog. Ava called him Whoopin, and kept saying she wanted to take him home. After a couple of hours in the Science Center we headed out, and who did we see? Whitman. He was just laying outside waiting for someone to take him home. We stopped and petted him some more and talked about how sweet he was. Then we loaded up in the van for lunch.

All through lunch we talked about Whitman and how wonderful he was. Then we went to Ross and somehow ended up in the pet section. We started discussing if we should really be getting a dog. We weighed the pros and cons. Somehow during this discussion, an empty shopping cart ended up with a dog bed, a beautiful dog bowl set, and a dog food container. We decided to go ahead and get the stuff and see if Whitman was still there at the Science Center, and if he was we would go and ask a million questions about him. If we decided we weren't going to get him, we could just return all the dog stuff.

Once we got there, we saw him again, and all these people were petting him. He still had not been adopted. In a few moments, we were filling out paperwork and gathering up his things. We were taking Whitman (Whoopin) home! We were a little shocked and excited at the same time!


Whitman is a three year old Lhasa Apso/Pekingese mix. He weighs 12 pounds and is the calmest dog we've ever been around. Ava loves him and hugs him all the time! This was a welcomed change in our home.

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