babies and puppies

we have a family dog, chiot (french for puppy), that we've had for 8 years. by "we" i mean myself, my sister, my mom and step dad. she spends some time at my house with scott and griffin, and in a month or so we're adopting her (my parents are downsizing and don't want to take the dog). griffin is absolutely obsessed with her. he's currently crawling around the house following her. it's the first time in 9 months that he hasn't cried for me to play with him while i try to do laundry, clean, do dishes, etc. i think i might like this dog ownership thing... she certainly keeps the little guy entertained.