i've been thinking about getting dum a dog, to keep him company around the house, give him a lil love and something to play with till we can get our lil family whole again.
then i figured it'd be best if i let dum pick one out. i'd hate to bring home an animal and have dum grow to hate him. so today i took dum to the various animal shelters in the area.
there were 3 dogs that jumped out at us, all for various reasons.
the first was a stray, prolly around a year old, with the wisest, most intelligent eyes i'd ever seen on an animal. dum fell in love with her instantly. unfortunately, she's part wolf, which is against policy for them to adopt out. the beauty actually howled at us a few times, that piercing lone cry... we left our name and number, but the officer said it was pretty much non-negotiable. included with being part wolf, she had a habit of turning quickly from snugglebaby into a biting case. so sad and such a waste that she'll more than likely be put down.
at another shelter, we found an older dog. absolutly gorgeous retriever, with deep red hair. dum nicknamed him "the gentleman"
immediately. a true gentleman, with kind eyes. he sat prettily while dum petted and cooed to him. then he came to me and i loved on him a bit, which had his tail wagging. as soon as i stopped, he stood up against the bars, belly to metal, as if to tell me he needed belly scratches. unfortunately, we're looking for a girl. charlie (one of dum's dogs) is a male, and will NOT take having another male i the house well.
and the third! was actually prolly more of a pick for me. i'm not a dog person, but this little girl was adorable. we petted and scratched and got kisses throu the bars, then went around to the other cages. we came back to her cage and loved some more. went and looked at another few. then we were informed we could open any of the cages and interact with the dogs at any time. so we opened lil girl's door and out she came, climbing all over dum and covering his face with kisses. then she came to me, tried to curl up into a ball on ma lap and showed me lots of love. dum took pics
but, as you can tell from the pics, she would have deffo been a MOMMA's girl... and i'm trying to get dum a dog...not me. we put her back in her cage and walked out, trying to ignore her cries and whines. =( if i didn't work so much, and could spend more than a few short hours a day with her, i prolly would have talked dum into bringing her home. but i cant, so we didn't. she's so sweet, and a beauty, she won't be behind bars long. i'd like to think the same of the old gentleman as well. he'll make someone a very loved companion. as for the she wolf, i don't know what's in her future, but can only hope life shows her a lil more happiness than what she's already been throu.
we'll keep looking. the perfect dog will appear one day...