We are finally getting a dog.
Justin and I always knew that we would have a dog some day. We've talked about our perfect family for years now, and that included one boy, one girl, and at least one dog. Ideally, we wanted a Corgi, because they are so adorable and Ein from Cowboy Bebop is a Corgi.
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| Ein from Cowboy Bebop |
A few weeks ago, we visited our local animal shelter looking for a new pal, because it was important to us to rescue a dog instead of just going out and buying one. After meeting some furry friends, we decided that maybe this particular shelter wasn't the place for us to get our new dog from.
We were only temporarily heartbroken, because Justin took off to Craigslist, and found this little cutie:
Her name was Shel, and we were pretty smitten with her from the pictures we saw. We found a Beagle in the pound we visited, who we were convinced would have been perfect for us, but she was already taken. I've always loved Beagles, so I was perfectly fine when we suddenly went on the hunt for one. Shel is part Beagle and part something else.
After several e-mails back and forth with the current owner, Dee, we were ready to meet her. She even matched all of our criteria. We had a small laundry list of things we wanted our dog to do/be, like:
- Be housebroken
- Be a little older, not a puppy
- Be a medium-sized dog
- Be a rescued dog, not a purchased dog
- Be a quiet dog, not a barker
From what we asked Dee and what she answered us with, Shel met all of these things. Then we had a date, Saturday, November 5 would be the soonest we could meet her since I was going out of town and Justin was having company the weekend before. We waited and waited and got excited. We talked about nothing but the dog for weeks, talking to family members and friends about her, and thinking of what we would call her and where she would sleep.
Friday, November 4, the night before we were to meet Shel, Justin got a phone call while we were out to dinner. It was Dee. She told us that, unfortunately, another couple that had been interested in Shel had already adopted her. Dee is a foster parent for dogs, and takes her position very seriously, and like to be choosy when deciding who gets one of her dogs. She told Justin that she felt like Shel was a better match for this other couple because they were very athletic and had a fenced-in back yard. Even though we were hurt by this, (I mean, we didn't even get to meet her!) we still understood. We felt as though it was a good thing that Dee was so choosy, as opposed to just giving the dogs to whoever came first.
But then, while they were still on the phone, Dee told Justin about another dog she had that was currently up for adoption. She was also some part Beagle, and Dee felt like she would fare better in an apartment setting than Shel would have. After several minutes of describing the dog and other things to Justin on the phone, Justin agreed that we would meet the new dog instead. So we kept the same date and Dee even offered to drive clear out to the apartment so that she could get a feel of where the dog would be going if we decided to take her.
The next morning was wonderful. We had a date set for 10 a.m., and Dee was running a little bit late, so we even had time to grab some breakfast from Biscuitville before she got there. The previous night, Dee took the time to text Justin several pictures of the new dog, but because they were taken on a cell phone, and because the new dog, as we found out, is very camera shy, they weren't award-winning. The real thing was so much better than we could have foreseen.
This little girl came through our front door last Saturday morning, and we are in love!
Her current name is Sally Mae, and we hate it! Haha!
We are having the worst time coming up with a name, but we are not adopting her officially until the 16, next Wednesday. So we still have time to figure it out!
We are so happy that Shel lead us to something so perfect for us. We think it was meant to be, and we can't wait to share our adventures from now on!
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