Dog Days Part 3

I'm sure you are all on the edge of your seat wondering what is going on at the Stivers' house regarding the dog. Well, a lot has changed since my last post. However, I'd like to explain myself before I tell you what's gone down. I am passionate, sometimes to a fault. I become consumed with exciting things happening in my life and I fall in love easily. I'm a romantic, and an idealist. I can make anything sound like it's the best idea I've ever had when thinking to myself about something. That's what happened with Macy. Tom and I agreed that we were going to get a dog...and then he left for a three day hunting trip. We talked a few times here and there about the dog search. However, everytime we talked he told me to slow down and wait until the weekend was over. I never heard a word of it. All I heard was that he agreed we should get a dog and I never heard his many words of caution about taking things slowly.

Since last Friday I have fallen in love with a puppy, filled out an application for that puppy, visited her twice, had a serious sit down with the husband about the puppy, called the shelter to let them know that we could not take Macy, and had to tell my children that we couldn't get that sweet dog we had named Macy. It was emotional...crazy, I know. But, I had become passionate about getting a dog for our family...and in turn, made a poor choice of dog.

The good news is, we're still getting a dog. But, this time with the help of my level-headed husband. During our long sit down over the weekend, we decided together that we should look into getting a dog from the Lucky Dog Program. It's a wonderful rescue program that trains the dogs before you have them move into your house. We love the idea of not adding another baby to our already young family. Knowing that the dog was trained and housebroken was a huge draw for us. Also, they interview our family and work with us to find a dog that will fit in well.

We met one of the dogs from the program last night. Coco, who is a 4 year old German Shorthair Pointer. She is calm, shy and very sweet. She also likes to take long walks and has plenty of energy for the kids. I think she's a good mix of energy and calm for our family. We are all excited about Coco and are planning on having her over to play again soon. I will keep you updated about how it goes from here on out.