October 4, 2008

• The week is over and it is NOT one I will miss.  I have ZERO nostalgia for it.  LOL

  Jeremiah is finally NOT throw-uppy.  So that's a plus.

  But last night the girls crawled in bed to go to sleep and found Kaylin's and my's dog dead.  There was no sign of a wound, so I have no guesses as to what happened.  She was only a little over 3, and showed ZERO signs of illness.  The other dogs have showed no signs of illness.  She was a purebred, so maybe she had a heart-attack.  I'm sure as heck NOT willing to pay for an autopsy or any such thing to find out.

  So last night and today was spent comforting the girls.

  They all ended up sleeping in my bedroom as I wanted all there bedding washing on general principles before they went back in.  Jeremiah was in there too, babying the last of being sick.  And yeah it was a long night.

  And you'd think I'd be willing to sleep tonight.  But here I am at 12:50 with insomnia!!!

  So the inevitable discussion about another dog came up.  Rob and I absolutely 100% did NOT want another puppy.  NOT.  I mean really really NOT!!  

  We have a Great Dane puppy that is going to be full-maintenance for quite awhile, and Baby Jeremiah and Rainee's dog who is only 9 months old, and still not fully housebroken.  90%, but not totally.  Puppy sounded like a nightmare.

  I spent a long time looking online, and looking, and thinking.  And tonight I called an add that I *almost* missed and found a 1 1/2 year old chihuahua male whose been raised with kids.  The woman is going back to work full-time, and wants it in a house that its loved.  It is a little bit of money, but no where near what I payed for Kaylin's original dog.  And more then likely he will come home with us tomorrow.

  I believe very much that it was God's gracious answer to prayer.

  I was raised that pets were not sacred.  You loved them.  You cried when they died, and you replaced them as quickly as possible.  I believe for (me) it was a good policy.  And one we've attempted to continue.  So Lord willing we will go pick up our second new dog in a month.  He's fully housebroke, leash trained, and loves kids.  I somehow doubt that we will change our mind.  Unless of course someone else can get there before us.  But she sounded like she would hold him for us.  Sympathy for a daughter who lost her pet helped.  And amazingly she liked our philosophy about pets.  She was actually a lot of fun to visit with.  So here's hoping it all goes well.

   

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