Addy's Grandpa (my Dad) sent her a stuffed beagle puppy. This was her reaction when I took it out of the box and gave it to her. She loves it! We had two different beagles when I was growing up, both named Poochie. What can I say, we are not very original with our pet names in my family and we like to reuse them! Poochie II is 13 years old now and still living with my Dad. I got Poochie when I was 17 and he was a very cute 5 week old puppy. It was a lot like taking care of a baby actually. Except the potty training started immediately and I'm pretty sure he was weaned on the day I took him home. I swaddled him so I could put him down in his little crate at night and he wouldn't cry. Don't laugh, it works for puppies too! So now Addy has a little pet substitute until she is old enough for the real thing :) It was funny to watch her interact with her stuffed puppy.
When she started biting it, I was definitely glad we are waiting for the real thing until she is older!
