It is getting “realer” and “realer”…Sadie flies into sunny Florida on Thursday…2 days and counting…I can’t believe it. I have mixed feelings. I am so excited – I have never had a puppy before and can’t wait to cuddle and love her. I also have never had a puppy before – I don’t know what I am getting myself into.
This all started when my husband was adamant about not wanting a third child. I want a girl – I am completely outnumbered in my household…two-legged and four-legged creatures included. I tested the water and told him that if we cannot try for a girl then I want a dog! He responded positively to a dog (a bit quicker than I believe his mind could register what he was actually agreeing to!!). The search for the perfect baby girl started at this point…
I researched standard poodles first. I grew up with my grandparents having standard poodles – Blaise, Shana Madel and Shane. They were my furry best friends. When I was little, every Sunday morning we would sit in the kitchen in Commack and call my grandparents in Florida. I would pass the time waiting my turn to talk to them by reading the Daily News comics. Once I got on the phone I would speak to Grandma and Grandpa and then Blaise would get on the phone and we would have a great conversation. I did mention that I was little, right? AND I never connected the fact that Blaise only spoke to me on the phone and not when I was in Florida visiting him. LOLOLOL
OK – back to the search – so I met with one breeder and spoke with many others. I was so ready to get a black standard poodle and Rich was so against it…he said any other dog but a poodle…so annoying. I started to then look for a rescue dog and found a labradoodle through the United Yorkie Rescue League. Jabulie was her name (I still cannot correctly pronounce it…) and she was black with a little white poof under her mouth and on her belly. I immediately fell in love and stalked the foundation…I wanted that dog!!! They contacted me, telling me that my application was pending and to confirm my interest. I didn’t know I could type that fast on my little Blackberry. Long story short – they adopted her out to someone else with my hopes shattered.
The morning I received the “Sorry” email, I immediately went online and bought myself a dog from a breeder – knowing it would have been “ideal” to adopt a puppy and give it a loving home. This puppy, currently named Tara, will not be sold out from under me….
I don’t know what I am getting myself into and I am a tad nervous (don’t tell my husband…) but I am so excited at the same time…I have to remember to take my anxiety meds before picking her up at Palm Beach International LOLOLOL
This all started when my husband was adamant about not wanting a third child. I want a girl – I am completely outnumbered in my household…two-legged and four-legged creatures included. I tested the water and told him that if we cannot try for a girl then I want a dog! He responded positively to a dog (a bit quicker than I believe his mind could register what he was actually agreeing to!!). The search for the perfect baby girl started at this point…
I researched standard poodles first. I grew up with my grandparents having standard poodles – Blaise, Shana Madel and Shane. They were my furry best friends. When I was little, every Sunday morning we would sit in the kitchen in Commack and call my grandparents in Florida. I would pass the time waiting my turn to talk to them by reading the Daily News comics. Once I got on the phone I would speak to Grandma and Grandpa and then Blaise would get on the phone and we would have a great conversation. I did mention that I was little, right? AND I never connected the fact that Blaise only spoke to me on the phone and not when I was in Florida visiting him. LOLOLOL
OK – back to the search – so I met with one breeder and spoke with many others. I was so ready to get a black standard poodle and Rich was so against it…he said any other dog but a poodle…so annoying. I started to then look for a rescue dog and found a labradoodle through the United Yorkie Rescue League. Jabulie was her name (I still cannot correctly pronounce it…) and she was black with a little white poof under her mouth and on her belly. I immediately fell in love and stalked the foundation…I wanted that dog!!! They contacted me, telling me that my application was pending and to confirm my interest. I didn’t know I could type that fast on my little Blackberry. Long story short – they adopted her out to someone else with my hopes shattered.
The morning I received the “Sorry” email, I immediately went online and bought myself a dog from a breeder – knowing it would have been “ideal” to adopt a puppy and give it a loving home. This puppy, currently named Tara, will not be sold out from under me….
I don’t know what I am getting myself into and I am a tad nervous (don’t tell my husband…) but I am so excited at the same time…I have to remember to take my anxiety meds before picking her up at Palm Beach International LOLOLOL
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