new babies
Matthew and I have been pet searching at Operation Kindness and while we really were looking for one dog, we found two in the process. One if the daddy dog (approx. 1 year old) and the other is the daughter dog (approx. 5 months old). They are Chow/Sheperd mixes (or so they think) and we adopted them today!!! We decided it would be best to keep them together because they are not socialized and are easily scared/shy (especially the little one). The shelter insists on getting them fixed before letting them go though, so we can't pick them up until Thursday... at which point I will take some pictures to show them off because they are BEAUTIFUL dogs. Both are labeled as blonde dogs. The male is white with some yellow-y tones on his back and the female is white with some apricot tones. Both have brown eyes and dark purple/black tongues that are so characteristic of chows. They are very striking dogs and have TONS of fur, so we will be brushing them a lot.
As of right now, we have decided to name the male Ives after Charles Ives, the famous American avant-guarde composer. The female's name is still in question and I'll take suggestions, but nothing typical or cutesy. One possibility (which was sort of a joke that Matt made) was Susie Creamcheese, a reference to a reoccuring character in Frank Zappa's music (in case you're not familiar). I'm also thinking maybe a classic female name would be nice. I just don't want to call her anything like Fluffy, Marshmellow, Missy, etc. because those are boring.
I paid adoption fees today and bought a bunch of pet supplies. Yes, my credit card is a bit tired from today but it is worth it... and we will have our new babies by the end of the week!! :D
As of right now, we have decided to name the male Ives after Charles Ives, the famous American avant-guarde composer. The female's name is still in question and I'll take suggestions, but nothing typical or cutesy. One possibility (which was sort of a joke that Matt made) was Susie Creamcheese, a reference to a reoccuring character in Frank Zappa's music (in case you're not familiar). I'm also thinking maybe a classic female name would be nice. I just don't want to call her anything like Fluffy, Marshmellow, Missy, etc. because those are boring.
I paid adoption fees today and bought a bunch of pet supplies. Yes, my credit card is a bit tired from today but it is worth it... and we will have our new babies by the end of the week!! :D