On Monday evening of this week, hubby called to me from the other room and said, "Hey, there's a 13 week old German Shepherd on Craigslist that some people are trying to re-home." And so, foolishly, I emailed the lister and didn't give it another thought.
Tuesday morning, I got an email back from the guy and we ended up swapping phone numbers. He told me this story that was kind of a bummer, but made me a little intrigued about checking out this puppy. Hubby agreed and so off we went that afternoon to check out our prospective family member.
The little guy was adorable! His parents were both on site, which gave us a pretty good idea of what he would look like when he grows up. And the temperament of his dad appears to be who he's taking after. Yay! So, we made the quick decision to commit to giving him a forever home and we agreed to return the next day to pick him up.
Wednesday, the girls & I were enjoying lunch when I asked them the following question. "If we could have another pet come and live with us in the house, what kind of pet would you want?" Here's how that conversation went down.
Little A: I want a pet mouse.
Big A: No, I want a baby giraffe.
Me: We're not getting a mouse and a baby giraffe is too big to live with us.
Big A: But, if we just buy a bigger house, then it would be much taller and then the baby giraffe can live with us!
Me: Nice try. We're getting a puppy instead.
Little A: Oh, I want him to chase me around. That will be fun!
Big A: NOOOOOO! I don't want to pick up my toys.
Me: You would have to pick up your toys anyway.
Big A: Can we get a baby giraffe instead?
Me: {bangs head on table repeatedly}
And so here is Big A welcoming our new horse, er, German Shepherd pup into the house.
Tuesday morning, I got an email back from the guy and we ended up swapping phone numbers. He told me this story that was kind of a bummer, but made me a little intrigued about checking out this puppy. Hubby agreed and so off we went that afternoon to check out our prospective family member.
The little guy was adorable! His parents were both on site, which gave us a pretty good idea of what he would look like when he grows up. And the temperament of his dad appears to be who he's taking after. Yay! So, we made the quick decision to commit to giving him a forever home and we agreed to return the next day to pick him up.
Wednesday, the girls & I were enjoying lunch when I asked them the following question. "If we could have another pet come and live with us in the house, what kind of pet would you want?" Here's how that conversation went down.
Little A: I want a pet mouse.
Big A: No, I want a baby giraffe.
Me: We're not getting a mouse and a baby giraffe is too big to live with us.
Big A: But, if we just buy a bigger house, then it would be much taller and then the baby giraffe can live with us!
Me: Nice try. We're getting a puppy instead.
Little A: Oh, I want him to chase me around. That will be fun!
Big A: NOOOOOO! I don't want to pick up my toys.
Me: You would have to pick up your toys anyway.
Big A: Can we get a baby giraffe instead?
Me: {bangs head on table repeatedly}
And so here is Big A welcoming our new horse, er, German Shepherd pup into the house.
Checking out his new backyard (that he doesn't have to stay in full time...yippee!)
Oh my, this looks like nothing but trouble.
His name is Roman and he's your typical 3 month old puppy. He's playful, very wary of his new surroundings, and incredibly loving. He's going to be a great member of the family!
Now if only we could get the cats to agree to that last statement.
