My week did not begin thinking we would be getting a dog. However, on Friday we came home and there was a puppy hanging around our front yard. It didn't have a collar on, so we put it in our back yard and took pictures intending to put up Found Dog flyers. Leslie immediately asked if the puppy could be named Princess Gabriella Johnson. Not knowing how long "Princess" would be with us (until we could find her owners), we went to WalMart to get a leash and collar and dog food. When we got home, we found out our next door neighbors had just gotten the puppy a few days earlier and she escaped. When they took her home, the girls cried and asked if they could get a real dog that could stay with them forever. So on Saturday, we went to PetCo because it was Pet Adoption Day. Snickers was the only small-ish dog they had. All the rest were big, loud, jumpy dogs. Lacie is afraid of any dog that jumps, so they were all out of the question.
Snickers' papers say she is 3-5 years old (although the vet thinks she is closer to 2), she came already house-trained, and she has had all of her shots. They only drawback is that she hasn't been spayed yet, but I already have an appointment to get that taken care of. She is the MOST LAID BACK dog I have ever seen in my life. Seriously. When we leave her to go to work during the day, she sits on the couch. She is there when Del comes home for lunch, and she gets up to greet me when I get home from work. After I take her outside, she comes back to her spot. Unless you are actively holding her or petting her, she is resting. I even asked the vet if she was sick since she was so inactive, but he said shouldn't complain about having a dog that was "too good"! She doesn't bark, she doesn't chew - she is perfect! All she wants is to be loved - and the girls are excellent at that! She sits and lets them pet her, brush her hair, and lay with her. Even Del - who once swore we weren't ever having an inside dog - likes Snickers!
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