A dream come true

When you read this you may think we are crazy, and maybe we are! Like many kids, ours have asked for a dog from time to time, but for Jason the passion for a dog has never wavered. Every dog we meet is a new friend for him. He knows how to talk to them, pet them safely and and to ask permission to approach. Everyone would ask if we had a dog or were going to get one- the answer always no.

Well, my heart warmed to the idea a week or so ago when I saw a banner announcing Super Adoption in Irvine. This is an opportunity to see hundreds of pets and potentially take one home. my heart started beating faster and I couldn't get the thought of getting a dog for our family out of our head.

Poor Dan. He likes dogs a lot, but didn't want to share his space with one. I know they are a lot of work (mostly on my part), but the benefits to me outweigh the negatives. We asked our landlord if we could have a pet and he wasn't sure if it would be okay. There was a lot of back and forth on Dan's part, but eventually our landlord agreed (with a small increase in our monthly rent) and Dan said he was open to looking.

I have been on many sights seeing what was available out there at shelters or rescue centers and I saw some that were potentials and then yesterday I spontaneously took the boys to the Irvine Animal Care Center. I thought we could at least fill out an application for future purposes and we could see what was available. Up to this point, the boys don't know that we are even considering getting a dog.
We walked into the center and right at the front was this sweet little Cocker Spaniel (named Flopsy). She warmed all three of our hearts. We went into the office to see if we could visit the dogs. After filling out an application, we met with a counselor who took us around to see the dogs. All the dogs I had seen online that interested me were not there anymore. But there was "Flopsy" and we asked to see her.
Well, the rest is history! The boys and I fell in love and she fell in love with us. She had just arrived earlier in the day and is 7 months old. She curled up in our laps and was really sweet and tolerant of the boys touching her. At the center all family members have to meet the pet before she can be adopted so we put a 24 hour hold on her (with a deposit) so we could come back today and visit her. We found out today from our counselor that another family came right after us and wanted the dog as well, but she was ours (praise the Lord).

We came back today to see our little girl and we were not disappointed. I asked Dan if he liked her and he did. Of course he also said the decision had already been made by me and that his vote was only a formality.

We are getting ourselves a new dog and we are naming her Chloe! She is being spayed on Monday and we will bring her home on Tuesday. I am positive this won't be the last blog about our dog.