Shahab and Emily have a new dog named Marzipan (after the homestarrunner character). She's a chihuahua / yorkshire terrier mix, aka a "chorkie" (or as Shahab and Emily like to call her, a "yo-huahua").

Here's Marzipan wearing her favorite "Obama girl" shirt:

And here's me wearing Marzipan (who got dog hair all over my new favorite shirt):

Mmm, hot dog...