Meet the newest member of our pack!
Meet Sampson! Well, Sampson is the name that he came to us with, and so far we haven't come up with another more appropriate name, so Sampson it is, at least for now. The first picture is within the first two minutes that J. had picked him up, the second was taken the first hour that we got him home.
Sampson adopted us a few hours ago. Really. That is what happened.
J. and I had decided quite awhile ago that we were going to end up getting a dog at some point. We had our favorite breeds, and we had our requirements, most importantly that is was either an older dog brought up with cats or it was a puppy that the cats could train appropriately. The last couple of weeks, the desire for a dog became stronger than usual.
I stopped into our cat's vet and asked for a recommendation on where to look for a puppy, and through that recommendation we ended up at the Puget Sound Goat and Dog Rescue home. What a place. Happy dogs everywhere! Sampson was rescued from a shelter that was overflowing east of the mountains and was scheduled to be put down with his litter-mates until the rescue place picked them up.
This was the first stop we made, and we really did not intend on bringing home a dog today. In fact, we were strongly leaning towards a three year old border collie spaniel mix living in Walla Walla. However, it was all over when J. reached down and picked up Sampson. He was in a pen with several other puppies who were all jumping and squirming and biting and being normal puppies. When J. picked up Sampson, he just relaxed and settled into her, seeming to want to press as much of himself into her jacket as he could. All that was moving was his little tail tip wagging back and forth under her arm.
Every ounce of his body was just saying that he was ready. He was ready to go, he was ready to be someone's dog. We stepped outside with him for a bit, and I suggested to J. that we drive off so that we could talk about this. She looked at me with a bit of amused, frustrated resignation and asked, "What is there to talk about?"
I have wanted this for a very long time, and I am so happy that he is here. I can tell J. is too. (Duh!)
We have spent the past few hours getting to know each other, and I think he is going to keep us!
(edit 1/5/08) - One more pic, after a very hectic 24 hours meeting and greeting many important beings, both human and not. This one during a visit at my Aunt's place.
Sampson adopted us a few hours ago. Really. That is what happened.
J. and I had decided quite awhile ago that we were going to end up getting a dog at some point. We had our favorite breeds, and we had our requirements, most importantly that is was either an older dog brought up with cats or it was a puppy that the cats could train appropriately. The last couple of weeks, the desire for a dog became stronger than usual.
I stopped into our cat's vet and asked for a recommendation on where to look for a puppy, and through that recommendation we ended up at the Puget Sound Goat and Dog Rescue home. What a place. Happy dogs everywhere! Sampson was rescued from a shelter that was overflowing east of the mountains and was scheduled to be put down with his litter-mates until the rescue place picked them up.
This was the first stop we made, and we really did not intend on bringing home a dog today. In fact, we were strongly leaning towards a three year old border collie spaniel mix living in Walla Walla. However, it was all over when J. reached down and picked up Sampson. He was in a pen with several other puppies who were all jumping and squirming and biting and being normal puppies. When J. picked up Sampson, he just relaxed and settled into her, seeming to want to press as much of himself into her jacket as he could. All that was moving was his little tail tip wagging back and forth under her arm.
Every ounce of his body was just saying that he was ready. He was ready to go, he was ready to be someone's dog. We stepped outside with him for a bit, and I suggested to J. that we drive off so that we could talk about this. She looked at me with a bit of amused, frustrated resignation and asked, "What is there to talk about?"
I have wanted this for a very long time, and I am so happy that he is here. I can tell J. is too. (Duh!)
We have spent the past few hours getting to know each other, and I think he is going to keep us!
(edit 1/5/08) - One more pic, after a very hectic 24 hours meeting and greeting many important beings, both human and not. This one during a visit at my Aunt's place.