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I couldn't find the photo album so I decided to post these here. No shots of me or my BF just the new addition to our household, Dublin the doggy!
I have to confess, I'm not really a dog person. I've had cats most of my life. I think I wanted a dog back when I was 5. Or rather I wanted to be a doggy. Kids are weird what can I say?
But this little thing took to both of us right away. We... actually we were turned down for another dog and my BF was pretty mad about it cos it was a weird reason... he wanted a low-shedding dog and the adoption agency said it wasn't. Um it's an Italian Greyhound / Chihuahua, how is that not a low-shedding dog? But fine, we prepped all weekend getting the main room doggy proofed, hell if we're not going to get a doggy now!
So I went back online and looked and found another "iggy" (nickname for Italian Greyhound) and this one was insanely close, just across the state border in a city we often go to. I called up the numbers posted and when I came back from the laundry I found they'd called me back already - within like 30 minutes.
Turns out they'd JUST posted her online at that site. They'd been having trouble finding her a home and were willing to go out to the shelter to show her off to us.
We got there and me... sure I'm more familiar with cats but I'm not entirely dumb around dogs. When we got outside, my BF talked to the woman while I got on the ground to greet the dog.
She just about knocked me over, licking my face off. At first she was damn near jumping all over the place too but that was also because she'd been in a kennel full of barking dogs.
I was hoping we could take her home right away but they had to approve our application first. So we went home... kinda. We stopped off at a pet store to wander around and then got back on the road. We were just coming up to the border when they called and said we were approved! Less than an hour and they loved us for her. !
We stopped off at walmart for some emergency supplies - crate, leash, dentastix, childproof locks for the cupboards.
aw... just got back from our third walk today. but now my bf is gone to work so she's whining... either for her previous human or because he's gone.
but anyway here's the doggy pix
I have to confess, I'm not really a dog person. I've had cats most of my life. I think I wanted a dog back when I was 5. Or rather I wanted to be a doggy. Kids are weird what can I say?
But this little thing took to both of us right away. We... actually we were turned down for another dog and my BF was pretty mad about it cos it was a weird reason... he wanted a low-shedding dog and the adoption agency said it wasn't. Um it's an Italian Greyhound / Chihuahua, how is that not a low-shedding dog? But fine, we prepped all weekend getting the main room doggy proofed, hell if we're not going to get a doggy now!
So I went back online and looked and found another "iggy" (nickname for Italian Greyhound) and this one was insanely close, just across the state border in a city we often go to. I called up the numbers posted and when I came back from the laundry I found they'd called me back already - within like 30 minutes.
Turns out they'd JUST posted her online at that site. They'd been having trouble finding her a home and were willing to go out to the shelter to show her off to us.
We got there and me... sure I'm more familiar with cats but I'm not entirely dumb around dogs. When we got outside, my BF talked to the woman while I got on the ground to greet the dog.
She just about knocked me over, licking my face off. At first she was damn near jumping all over the place too but that was also because she'd been in a kennel full of barking dogs.
I was hoping we could take her home right away but they had to approve our application first. So we went home... kinda. We stopped off at a pet store to wander around and then got back on the road. We were just coming up to the border when they called and said we were approved! Less than an hour and they loved us for her.
!We stopped off at walmart for some emergency supplies - crate, leash, dentastix, childproof locks for the cupboards.
aw... just got back from our third walk today. but now my bf is gone to work so she's whining... either for her previous human or because he's gone.
but anyway here's the doggy pix
And she's taken to her new pack (you) quite happily. May you have many happy years together.
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