Last Christmas I told my mom to get an XSHOT as one of my gifts. If you don’t know already, an XSHOT is a digital camera accessory that makes it easier to take pictures of yourself with friends (or alone). Basically it is a telescoping pole that you can extend away from you to make sure everyone, or thing, fits in the shot. You can check it out by clicking the ad in my sidebar.

Anyways, I use the thing practically everyday, till I had a little mishap memorial day weekend. Apparently I was a little to rough with it and actually over extended one of the links causing it to break into two pieces.

My Broken XSHOT

I decided to send off a quick note to XSHOT to let them know that I LOVE their product, but accidentally broke it. I really didn’t think they would do anything about it since the product is over 6 months old, not to mention that it was my fault in the first place.

Low and behold, they were gracious enough to send me a new one as long as I sent the broken one back.

I just wanted to give them a public shoutout for great customer service…. something you don’t get very often now-a-days.

I have wanted to get a puppy for a few months now, and finally pulled the trigger this weekend. I wanted a dog that was medium to large, didn’t shed a whole lot, and was not going to be overly hyperactive.

I had originally wanted a goldendoodle (half golden retriever half poodle), but thought they might be too hyper and high maintenance for me. After doing more research I thought a Bassett Hound would be the perfect dog since they are so lazy, however they shed a ton…. so definitely not a good fit.

After searching around a little bit I found the cutest dog that matched my criteria at a local rescue. She is half Shar Pei half Boxer and will grow to be around 45 pounds. The reason why I picked the dog is because Boxers are relatively mellow and Shar Pei’s don’t shed.

Her name is Liberty. I love my country very much so I thought it would be a fitting name

Here she is about five minutes after we decided to buy her:

Liberty, Shar Pei / Boxer Mix

Here she is playing around in my house shortly there after.

So far, I have had Liberty for two days and we have had three accidents inside the house. I try to take her outside often and reward her everytime she goes. She is only 11 weeks old, so I am sure she will get the hang of it soon. This is my first time raising a puppy on my own so I am really trying hard to do a good job. Is having puppy daddy anxiety normal?