J. said '$8,000 in brand new floors and now you want another puppy?'
I started to fill out the application - that's the first step. And keep in mind that I'm sure there will be many people putting in to adopt her and with the application process (including a home visit), we may not get her.
But during the filling out the application part, I came to my senses. All the things about puppies - potty training; obedience training; where do we leave her/them when we're not home...all those things that are hard with one dog would be doubly hard with two. And a young dog may live 14-16 years more and we don't want to have to board and worry about a pet when we travel - which we hope to do a lot more of in the not too distant future. So getting another family pet now? Doesn't make sense.
Jim is right. So no Emmy. No.
Chloe knows our routines....right down to putting herself in her kennel whenever we brush our teeth - 'cuz that's the last thing we do before we're heading out the door. She even does it on weekends when we're not going anywhere...she patters over to her kennel as soon as the toothbrushes are in the mouth.
There is no stealth mode with these floors....the constant pattering of her nails against the floors takes some getting used to - but it's OK.
Speaking of Chloe, this was her shortly after arriving home yesterday:
There's nothing like sleeping in your own bed after you've been away from home!
Looking forward to a great weekend of putting the house back together and culling out more for donation before the end of the year. And looking forward to sleeping in - indulging myself in going back to sleep over and over in the morning - other than a hair appointment at 10:15, I've got nowhere to go.
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