The first couple years we couldn't get a dog because of where we lived, but then they changed the rules so that we could! So we had looked around a bit and found a dog that we wanted to save from a horrible pet shop, but didn't want to support the place she was at. She was gone a few days later.
So after we had almost bought one we decided that we should sit down and talk about what it would take to get a dog. Now we had already talked about being able to train a dog (I've watched and helped my mom train a few dogs) and about already having a vet (Michael's Aunt), but we hadn't discussed where we'd like to get a dog from and what kind!
We decided that:
1) We want to adopt a dog from a shelter.
2) We would like a smaller dog with a big personality.
3) We really like Welsh Corgi's, Boston Terriers, Miniature English Bulldogs and Spaniels (pretty much any breed).
Yesterday we went to a dog adoption fair after spotting a Boston Terrier/ Corgi mix named Dwight online at www.petfinder.com and re-discussing whether we can add a dog to the list of financial responsibilities that we have.
We were just in-love with this dog from his photos and description! So we wanted to meet him in person. He is a great dog, but what we discovered is that he has some skin issues (due to poor nutrition and allergies) and although he responded nicely to us, there were two other couples interested in him and he just took to the nicer of the two couples (both applied to adopt him). We haven't concretely decided not to try to adopt him, but his adoption fee (as with the other dogs from this rescue) is a little high for us!
So we're still going to be looking and hopefully we'll find the perfect addition to our family!
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