We were supposed to go out to lunch afterwards for her birthday to Olive Garden. Buuut, by the end of the PartyLite party she had changed her mind. That sucked.
Luckily Morgan was there to save my afternoon! We had a fantastic lunch at Smokey Bones and then she went with me to the animal shelter to look at dogs! :-) That was so much fun!
I knew that any dog I fell in love with there would be gone by the time Rusty and I could get one. Even if we wanted to risk going a few weeks before paying the pet deposit, I wouldn't want to get a dog and then work 12hrs every day for 6 days in a row, leaving Rusty to take care of him/her. So it was a completely harmless visit. I did find one that I LOVED. Her name was "Gigi" which really doesn't matter since they are all just given a random name.
Don't worry... I took pictures...
I promise I wasn't torturing her lol
I love those ears!
She would just curl up in my lap.
Were you worried? :-)
She was a total sweetheart. Adopting a dog from a shelter is way more expensive than I thought! I may look in to breeders. That is what my mom and I always did for our dogs back home. I just expected it to be a lot cheaper to go to a shelter.
I really want a puppy, preferably under 6mo old. (Gigi would have been an exception) After talking to the worker at the shelter, small breed puppies and small dogs in general go to homes really quickly. That eases guilt about going to a breeder. If I wanted a big/medium dog I would, without a doubt go to a shelter. They are cheaper there and THOSE are the kinds of dogs that sometimes just don't find a home. ;-(
I also went to another shelter, but they wouldn't let me take pictures. I wasn't crazy about the facility, staff, or selection anyways. I'll keep an eye on their website just in case, but I don't think I will make another trip.
Overall a pretty great day. Now to study some Gloria Jean's drink recipes.
