Introducing Miss Tula!

Long-time readers of my blog might remember a little guy named Clancy.

Clancy was a puppy that we got exactly two years ago this month. Some of you have asked on occasion about Clancy and how he's doing. I never did blog about it, but the truth is that we were forced to give Clancy away shortly after he came to live with us.

You see, when we decided to get a puppy my wife was a stay-at-home mom, which was the ideal situation for training and raising a brand-new puppy. However, shortly after receiving Clancy, Mrs. Quilt Dad fortuitously received a wonderful opportunity to begin her career as a college-level teacher. All of a sudden a full-time worker again, it became clear that it was unfair to our young puppy to leave him locked up all day long by himself. Luckily, we found an older couple with a big farm that had just lost their dog and were looking for a new puppy to spoil. Trust me, Clancy is a VERY lucky dog.

Fast-forward two years, and my wife is transitioning back out of a full-time job to be a student again. With the summer completely off and a much more flexible schedule starting this fall, she and I both felt it was the perfect time to get another dog.

Meet Tula, the newest member of the Quilt Dad family!:

Yes, it's Tula ... as in fabric designer extraordinaire, Tula Pink. What started out as a bit of a Twitter joke really caught on -- my wife and kids all LOVE the name. Plus, there may have been a bit of a bribe by Tula Pink herself for some hard-to-find fabric to make a custom dog collar that may have sealed the deal!

Tula's a golden doodle -- half golden retriever, half poodle -- just like Clancy was. That means no shedding and easy on my allergies. A perfect combination.

She's a real sweetheart -- very smart and very well-behaved. But she is a puppy nontheless, which means lots and lots (and lots) of energy, and a whole lot of work.

So now there won't just be Tula fabric sightings on my blog ... there will be Tula the puppy sightings as well!