Mid-semester Break & Puppies

Thank GOD we have these… it’s only a 3-day weekend, but I will take it!

So, Tudor is growing every day… of course, he was the runt of the litter, but now he’s getting longer and taller each day so who knows how big he’ll really get!  I do really like him and now that we have housebreaking and basic obedience commands down, he’s become really easy to live with — I get the “how are you REALLY going to let him go?” from all different angles, but honestly, I WANT HIM TO GO.  There are many reasons that go with this statement, the primary should be because I CANNOT have another dog.  Nor do I want another dog at this point!  The cat is a different story…

I think so highly of my own dogs that I can easily say ‘no’ to adding another to ‘my pack.’  I do the purebred-thing because I want a certain kind of dog and I commend all of those who have taken in rescues and adopted from shelters, but it’s just not something that I’m readily going to do.  Later in life, when I’m looking for just a companion dog or just wanting a dog that isn’t a doberman then I will DEFINITELY hit the shelters first.  But for now, I’m right where I want to be with my dogs — well, despite the fact that I’m not physically with them at the moment.

This stuff reminds me of the discussions I’ve had with people that start with “Do you love Labs?” I think I’ve found a pretty distinct line between lab lovers and non-lab lovers.  For the most part, it sounds like you’re either a lab person or you’re not.  I enjoy other peoples’ labs, but would I ever own one?  Probably never.  I’m saying this after having test driven one via fostering one several years back.

There is one dog that always sticks out in my mind though when it comes to rescued dogs that aren’t dobermans that I wish could have adopted — her name is Norah.  We took her out of a high-kill West Virginia shelter for AWFP and she was adopted fairly quickly.  Of course, I took that picture of her and knew it was MONEY before I even previewed it.

Norah