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Sophie is settling in well now except at night- no sleep between her and the baby!  The other animals have adjusted nicely- except for the goats.  I wish I had a camera on me the 1st time Sophie saw Jasper and Ferd!  She turned tsil and ran!
Her favorite spot is under Leo's toys-I don't think she'll fit under there by next week! 

Introducing Sophie!  We got home yesterday and she is settling in pretty well, except for her crate!  The other dogs are doing well with her but Binky, surprisingly, is a bit pouty.
She is the most mellow little sweetie.  But last night was rough- she howled and moaned and cried.  In a cruelly ironic twist, last night was the first night that Leo (the human baby) slept through the night so I guess I have missed out on my chance for sleeping ever!

We are bringing our new Leo girl home in eight days!  I am so excited but a little nervous about bringing her into the family.
My SIL will be taking care of the animals overnight so we can drive most of the way to the breeder's and pick up the puppy the next day.  We will have the puppy in the car with our 6 month old baby for about 6 hours, so it's going to be a LONG ride.
So, how should we handle it when we get home?  The animals (3 dogs, 2 cats) will be super excited b/c we will have been gone for so long, so I don't know if we should just stroll in w/the new pup.  Should I try to "trick" them into thinking it's my SIL's puppy (they love visiting dogs, but McDougal goes into a snit for months after we bring a new puppy home).  No way we can do neutral territory as it will be on the later side when we get home and we live far from anything.  Should we do intros outside or in?  One at a time or all at once?  Thanks for any ideas.

I will hopefully be bringing home our Leo pup in a couple weeks, so what do I need to know about them?!  We already have most of the puppy basics- crate, etc. and will be getting her some new toys but any Leo specific stuff I should know about?  What kind of brush is best?  How well can I expect house breaking to go with a Leo?  Any info on what good or bad stuff to expect would be appreciated!  Thanks

OK, so I have been approved by a breeder to get the last pup left in her litter!!!!  I am sooo excited...BUT, I feel kind of guilty.
We were planning on getting a rescue pup for our next dog and I found a lovely St. mix.  We put in an application but were too far away for them to do the home visit-I'm guessing this is the reason as I never heard back from them
  Unless it was b/c we have a baby.  Anyway, this is our third not so positive experience with rescue.
We tried to go through Pyr rescue before Binky and the people were kind of rude and then just didn't get in touch.  Then we found another St. mix who was supposed to be great w/animals but before we got him, he attacked a cat at his foster home.
So I know that there are great dogs out there to be adopted but my husband is afraid to bring in a dog w/unknown heritage to the family (7 other animals plus a 6 month old baby).  And now I'm leary too, so I got in touch w/the Leo breeder and she had one left.  It kind of seems like it's meant to be.  And I have really wanted a Leo for a long time.  But I still feel guilty, spending SO much on a pup and leaving another in a shelter...
Sorry, this is kind of a rant.  I'm just upset b/c I should be way happy but feel so guilty at the same time.

So,lately my husband ( who usually would NOT do so) has been encouraging me to look at our local animal shelters and has been mentioning if I was thinking of getting another animal.  Suspicious...u ntil I found out he has been looking at new cars!  Basically, he is willing to get another puppy if he can get the car he wants.
Anyway, I really want a puppy but we currently have three dogs, two cats and two goats, plus our 6 month old son!  We are both self employed and work mainly at home and have a ton of land although our house is on the small side.  My question is, would it be irresponsable to get another dog with a new baby in the house?  We are financially able to care for another large dog, but would it be too much with the baby?
I know there are some people on here who have young kids and pups so was wondering how that has gone.
That said, I found the most adorable St. Bernard mix pups for adoption and don't know if I can resist- just look at this face!

Some pix from the last few months...

Hi All,
I haven't had time for BPO -no sleep with the new baby and no time for anything!  Anyway, hope I'll be on more once things settle down, hope everyone's well.