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New Puppy
Doug posted in My Life on March 10th, 2008

This is probably an example of counting my chickens before they have hatched, but we believe we have a new puppy. I say that because the site indicates the puppy as “adoption pending,” but we have yet to receive the confirmation that we are the “pending” home they are referring to. Still, from the talk with her yesterday, and the home visit we had yesterday, I think we are in.

We had been looking at the SF SPCA and the Animal Care and Control, which have been helpful, but then our impatience threw us out to craigslist, and then to this Pet Finder, a great site with animals from all over the country, and the ability to search near your area. We found out about Spike (who will be renamed to… um…) and Furry Friends Rescue.

This is a “home fostered” puppy, which means that he has never been in a shelter. There is a sweet related side story: The mom was going to be put down, but a volunteer offerred to take her. A vet had said it was early enough to abort the pups, but they ended up arriving only a day before the abortion (nice job, vet). So she ended up taking the mom and the complete, adorable litter.

We should be able to take him home this Friday. We’re very excited.