Look! Your worshipfulness!
I know I should wait to blog about this until after it happens but I am too excited, I can't help it.
Because we love Mr. Brownie so much and want him to not be lonely when we are at work, we are *knock on wood* getting a second dog. We actually have been looking for several weeks but we couldn't find one that met all our requirements:
1) friendly, getting along with kids & dogs, a real lover of a dog
2) Big or sturdy enough to play with Brownie w/o getting hurt so over 50lbs
3) Small enough that it won't cost as much to feed as Brownie (a practical requirement that I wish we didn't have, but such is life) so under 100 lbs.
4) Calm enough that it only wants to play sometimes and sleep the rest, because that's what Brownie does (and a low enough energy breed to be happy in our low-energy household)
5) Already housebroken or at the very least old enough that it can "hold it" while we're at work (so no young puppies)
6) Non-destructive (goal is that the dogs can be loose in the downstairs during the day and keep each other entertained without eating all our stuff - Brownie only chews when he's bored, and we want them to not be bored)
Several avenues led to nothing, but when I started extending my search to rescue dogs outside of Houston I found Princess Leah:
http://www.adoptapetvictoria.com/products/princess-leah/
And my heart was lost again. Luckily, when I talked to the foster mom, everything checked out. She's 2 years old, only 85 pounds, spayed, housebroken, non-destructive very affectionate and easygoing, loves kids and dogs (she lives with a bunch of great danes now!) and is lazy as they come. Canine perfection. Not to mention she looks amazingly like Brownie, despite being a different breed.
So, Saturday I am taking Brownie to meet her. If they get along as well as I hope, I will bring her home. Everyone help me keep my fingers crossed it goes well! And if it doesn't you can all console me.
Because we love Mr. Brownie so much and want him to not be lonely when we are at work, we are *knock on wood* getting a second dog. We actually have been looking for several weeks but we couldn't find one that met all our requirements:
1) friendly, getting along with kids & dogs, a real lover of a dog
2) Big or sturdy enough to play with Brownie w/o getting hurt so over 50lbs
3) Small enough that it won't cost as much to feed as Brownie (a practical requirement that I wish we didn't have, but such is life) so under 100 lbs.
4) Calm enough that it only wants to play sometimes and sleep the rest, because that's what Brownie does (and a low enough energy breed to be happy in our low-energy household)
5) Already housebroken or at the very least old enough that it can "hold it" while we're at work (so no young puppies)
6) Non-destructive (goal is that the dogs can be loose in the downstairs during the day and keep each other entertained without eating all our stuff - Brownie only chews when he's bored, and we want them to not be bored)
Several avenues led to nothing, but when I started extending my search to rescue dogs outside of Houston I found Princess Leah:
http://www.adoptapetvictoria.com/products/princess-leah/
And my heart was lost again. Luckily, when I talked to the foster mom, everything checked out. She's 2 years old, only 85 pounds, spayed, housebroken, non-destructive very affectionate and easygoing, loves kids and dogs (she lives with a bunch of great danes now!) and is lazy as they come. Canine perfection. Not to mention she looks amazingly like Brownie, despite being a different breed.
So, Saturday I am taking Brownie to meet her. If they get along as well as I hope, I will bring her home. Everyone help me keep my fingers crossed it goes well! And if it doesn't you can all console me.