Monday, March 13, 2017

We got a dog (round 2)

2 years ago we got the kids a puppy for Christmas. And then sold the puppy in February. Because we are amazing parents. 
Ada has been begging for another dog for a long time and we were doing some research on an affordable, trained, non shedding dog (in other words, a stuffed animal). The whole "adopt a dog" world is frankly a little weird, because we adopted a real person and I have a real problem with all the sentimental language around canines needing homes but whatever. Long story short, we were going to get a dog rescued from a breeding mill but out of the blue my sister called and put me in touch with a friend from home whose mom is sick and could no longer care for her dog. 
A few days and one trip to Indiana later, and we were officially dog owners again. 
His name is Mickey and he is all I wanted in a dog: non shedding, trained (he's 7 years old), small enough to sit with you but not tiny, good with kids, and lazy. We love him an embarrassing amount. 


 Even Humphrey the Hamster is a fan.
 He lays around all the time..unless he is "protecting" us from a person at the door or a car driving by. 


I think this gives us a higher parenting rank. Or at least cancels out selling the first dog. 

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