I went over to PetSmart yesterday to pick up supplies for my cats. I walked in looking for cat litter and left adopting a puppy. I guess it wasn’t too much of a spontaneous purchase. I had been thinking about getting a dog for a long time. Also, since I work at home, I could have gone on any day, but instead I always decide to go to the pet store on adoption day. They had quite a few dogs and cats and I think about two or three organization were represented there that day. There were a few puppies and lots of kittens. I figured since I already had two cats I probably shouldn’t even think about adopting anymore kittens. There were two puppies that I saw, Fifi and Rascal. I decided to start the adoption process for Fifi.
I changed Fifi’s name to Alex. I had a buddy in college that we call Dogg and I told him if I ever got a dog I would name him Alex, which is Dogg’s real name. I bought a lot of supplies at Petsmart both for my cats and the new dog. I’m an ideal candidate for adopting pets. I have a large area and work from home so I can spend all day with my animals. I was adopting her from the Delta Paws organization. Later that day they did a brief home inspection and delivered the puppy.
Alex is a Doxi-Terrier mix. They weren’t sure what kind of Terrier the mother is, but they said she was getting tested and would let me know the results. She’s a cute little puppy and really active and outgoing. I’ve only had her for a few hours now and I’ve gotten some good puppy experience. You know pooping and peeing everywhere. But besides that she loves playing with her toys and chasing after the cats. It’s funny the cats are so much bigger than her, it’s like a mouse chasing after a cheetah.
So far I think she’s liking her new home. I have a lot of training to do of course. Both for me and the dog, so I’ll have my work cut out for me for a while. I’ve posted some pictures in my Flickr account which you can view below and I’ll probably be making updates as they happen.
