A Very Special Puppy

My Aussie Siren's sister had puppies 6 weeks ago.  I got to be there for the birth of all of these puppies except the first born (same thing happened with Siren's litter-I wasn't their for Siren's birth).  Anyways, I wasn't planning on getting a puppy from this litter for myself, but if the "Perfect Junior Puppy" for E was in this litter, then it would come and live with us and be his dog.

I think we found the Perfect Puppy.  Her puppy name is "Viper" and she was the first born and the only black-tri. (Siren was the first puppy born and the only blue merle in a litter of black-tri's.)  

I don't believe a lot in reincarnation, but when the puppies were a few days old, I had a feeling that Viper was Mazie (Factor's girlfriend) reincarnated and that she was meant to be E's junior dog.  I put this out of my mind though, because I thought it was crazy thinking.

Mazie and Factor

As the puppies have been growing, Viper has been trying to make her case known.  Viper was 3 weeks old and she and E had some special bonding time.  E got to pick a puppy to watch tv with one night while we were over visiting them and he picked Viper. She snuggled with him while he watched tv and she tolerated anything that he did with her.

As the weeks have progressed, she has been smitten with him.  She seeks him out to give him kisses, she never chews on his clothes and she follows him wherever he goes.  I thought that maybe I was trying to see something that wasn't there, but at the beginning of the sixth week-I couldn't doubt it anymore.  

Viper is that Perfect Junior puppy!

We brought the puppies on a field trip to experience some novel things.  Viper kept true to form and followed E everywhere he went, including on a scooter board and through a squish machine.

Viper is behind E

Viper and Cuda are watching E as he goes through

Viper following right behind

She made it!

 E went back for another go and Viper was right there to do it again with her boy! 

I asked E what he thought about a couple names for his new puppy and he has rejected each of my suggestions.  I asked him what he wanted to name his puppy and he responded with, "Optimus Prime."  It is his puppy, so I guess he gets to name her.


He has been very adamant about this name and I am having a very hard time convincing him to change it.  
I am ready to concede-I don't think I can change his name.  
E will call her Optimus Prime and everyone else will call her "Opie" or "Prime" or "Opti"