Excuse my absence lately but something major has happened — I got a puppy!!!!! I am dog-crazy and have been my entire life. The passing of my lovely doggy, Pepper, was hard to get over. I got her when I was 5 and had her for 18 years – she was family. In recent years, I have really been missing the presence of a furry friend and was waiting (im)patiently for the right time to bring another doggo into my life. I have been wolf and husky crazy since I was a little kid. I was always watching White Fang and Balto and pretending I had a pack of sled…