Judy’s Pet Lodge to see how things are going with the efforts to assist the abandoned animals in the area. I am continuing to work with Judy and her team to develop a program to build on their efforts, and ultimately have a major impact on the lives of abandoned and unwanted animals on the North Coast.
When I left for the trip, my wife Raylene jokingly said, “do NOT bring any more dogs home…! Unless there’s a cute little one… that would be okay”. Bear, the dog we adopted and brought home from the DR earlier this year, has grown into a 50+ pound hound.. he’s a great dog, but bigger than we had anticipated.
I didn’t think much of it, until I visited Judy’s and came across a little furry ball with attitude and personality. I then remembered Raylene’s words, picked him up, and thought “Uh oh .. we might be in trouble here”.
As it turns out, this little puppy has chihuahua in him, so he will likely meet Raylene’s criteria of “small”. Of course, when you adopt a puppy from the DR, you really don’t know exactly what you’re going to get in terms of size or shape when they grow up.. but you can pretty much bet they’re going to be happy, fun animals regardless of how small or big they get.
You probably can figure out the rest of the story.
We now have 3 dogs in Calgary.. Sophie, the matriarch of the house (our 2 year old shih zhu), Bear, the 8 month hound that we adoped from the DR, and the newest member of our family . . . . . . . . . . . Macho!
Here is Macho in all his glory.
Raylene took this photo beside the coffee mug to provide a perspective of just how small he is right now. Our collective hope is that he stays closer to this size, rather than growing to the size of Bear!
We are definitely done getting dogs. Three is definitely enough, never mind the fact we’re having a baby in 2008!
But Raylene and I are animals lovers, and love having the dogs around because they keep things interesting and are such wonderful personalities.
If you’re thinking of adopting a puppy, I would strongly encourage you to consider adopting one from the Dominican Republic. They’re resilient, very happy and strong animals. I can bring one home for you the next time I go down to the Dominican Republic if you want!]]>