the run around

[shootingstarrz]

no pup yet :-/ you'd think that with the homeless animal situation, it would be easy. boy was i wrong. well, first off- we decided to adopt a puppy from the Norfolk SPCA, which is a no kill shelter. They want to find the best homes for the animals, so they do a veterinary check, along with a back yard check and tons of paperwork. we had our back

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[ohbuthellosun]

I noticed that sort of sentiment around here so that's why I went the way we went. We don't have a very big backyard and I am pretty sure we would not get approved for a backyard check. We couldn't adopt from Norfolk since we live in Yorktown and they made no exceptions to that rule. I think I saw the puppy you are adopting. I would have tried to adopt her if it weren't for the two prior reasons.
Don't worry too much. It's hard at first but in merely a week and a half our little family is working out well. She rarely does the worst thing in the house and more and more seldomly piddles. The main thing to remember is routine. I am now at the point that I know by the way she's walking and what she has been up to if she should have to go or not. I also highly recommend the crate and leaving her in there for a couple of hours a day - it kind of forced her to learn to hold it.
The guys on the boat have a thing for teasing people. Geoff gets teased all the time about me being the sugar momma. Granted I have a job but it's not like I buy him lavish things or anything. It annoys me at times but that's the ship.
Oh you have to tell me what puppy classes you go to. My vet is going to recommend us some but I want to check around since this little bugger is starting to cost me an arm and a leg. Oh but I love her so.