So as many of you may know, we have been looking to increase our family by one... not another human, a furry friend. It's been about 3 years since we had a dog. So I have been on the hunt recently for a dog. I have spent months, yes months, searching for the right dog to add to our family.
I hate puppies, I need to get that out in the open right now. Our last dog ruined me on puppies, and although they are cute, they are A LOT of work, that I don't want to do. Hey, just being honest here... So, I figured if we got a dog, not a puppy, I would do okay with it. I wanted a smaller dog but not a cutesy purse dog. So the last few months we have weeded our dog choices down and decided we wanted a mini schnauzer. But, they are super hard to find, and are almost always puppies. I was looking on craigslist for Denver, Pueblo, and Springs; I was looking weekly at the animal shelters in Pueblo and Springs; and I was looking online at other rescues as far away as Clovis, New Mexico. We looked at several dogs, trying to find the right dog for our family. Most were to hyper or high strung. We found some owners that wanted over $200 and didn't give a crap about us or what we had to offer the dog. But one ad stood out. Cute dogie who was loved a lot but the families newborn was allergic to her and rather than dope their child up at such a young age they decided to re home their furry family member. I waited a week to meet the dog, she was in Nebraska with the family and was coming back to visit her grandparents in Colorado Springs.
Yesterday, we went and met her. While she is a little bigger than we wanted, she was so gentle for being five months old. She is a dorkie little girl, wire-y terrier hair mixed with the beautiful coat of a border collie. Her dad was Border Collie and Basset Hound, her momma a terrier mix. The results are funny. She is so lovable, crate trained, potty trained, and mellow. Don't get me wrong, she's still a puppy, but isn't like annoying hyper puppies. She melted my heart! I went back yesterday afternoon to take Mario to meet her. For the first time on this dog search he didn't come up with any negative things about her, he fell for her too. :-)So we loaded up Lexington aka Bella and started driving home. All was well... TILL I smelt a puppy fart from the back seat. Mario then looked back and said ummm, no, she pooped in the car... opps! I was laughing so hard I couldn't drive... It's pouring rain out and we are at a gas station cleaning the seat. What a way to break us in! lol
When the girls and Mario's dog Fyasko met her, they fell for her too... she is so sweet. Fyasko has a little puppy crush on her... ;) Needless to say she fits in so well with our family! Because Lexington is too close to Remington (and boy the two of them wouldn't know who I'm yelling at) we changed her name to Antebellum aka Bella...
I can't wait to get her out on a hike, teach her to run along side my bike, and to not hog the bed at night... :)
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