Rosetta Lea & Phineas Nigellus Black
Finn and Rosie were born on January 31, 2017 in mid Michigan. It had been a couple of months since I suddenly lost Tilly, my Wire Fox Terrier, and I decided that if I was still sad after I got back from Disney World, I was going to have to get a puppy.
I’d had a Springer Spaniel, Belle, growing up and since I was living at home with a big yard, I decided I wanted a Springer again. We adopted Finn and Rosie on March 17, 2017.
Et voila! Finn and Rosie. Rosie and Finn. Only LATER did we realize that Finn and Rose were both Star Wars characters, lol.
Rosie and I share a middle name, Lea, since my mom yells at both of us in about equal measure. “AMANDA LEA!” “ROSETTA LEA!” When Finn is in trouble, he is usually FINNY NIGEL!
But they are both perfect lovely angels and are never in trouble, even when they are.
Rosie barks at things that don’t exist, Finn thinks all dogs exist as a Serious Threat, and I’m allergic to both of them (and the cat) but I wouldn’t trade them for anything. A dog, with its delights, challenges, beauty, filth, peace, and riots is worth every cute, fluffy, filthy, stinky, sweet, growly, grumpy, matted moment.
Dogs first. Then everything else.
Rosie and Finn 