Mood:  happy

Well if all goes well I will be the proud new owner of a Golden Retriever. I am just not sure which one.

What a morning it has been. But to set up the story I really need to start from the beginning. Last week I took out an ad on Craig’s List asking if anyone had or knew of a Golden that needed to be adopted. I wrote about myself and what kind of life the dog would have if he came to live with me. Any animal that lives in my house is very spoiled.

Well all the sudden I got emails from these 4 really sweet women and they sort of adopted me and were determined that they were going to find me the perfect dog. They are apparently part of a network called Furry Friends Rescue and started searching kennels, pounds, Rescue Orgs, and Craig’s List.

First there was Max. He was a beautiful 15 mo Golden Retriever. The owner just didn’t have the time to spend with him. I wrote the guy a huge email about why I would be the perfect owner. Well he wrote me back and said sorry he had a new home already.

There was then the little puppy I mentioned in Monday’s blog. After several attempts to get the dog from the NRGRR I gave up. They are not putting him up for adoption yet but said that the puppy already had an interested owner.

Then another ad from Craig’s List was sent to me. Another Golden named Max…15 months old…could this be the same dog? So I email the woman about me and the type of owner I would be and I wait and I get no response. That was on Monday.

Okay so today I get into work this morning and have emails from two of my 4 new friends. There are two puppies at a shelter in Columbus County. Gufus (soon to be Potter if he comes to live with me) who the volunteer thinks is a pure bread (I think he is a mix but who cares) the other is Brewster who is a Golden Mix. They both appear to be about a year old and just as cute as they could be. They are in a high kill shelter so I called them to see if they could hold the puppies till this weekend (Gufus is due to be put down on Friday). The woman stated that they aren’t open on Saturdays and they can not hold dogs. F**K! What the hell am I suppose to do now. I can’t take off this week? So I emailed Amanda (one of my new doggy friends) who put me in touch with Shannon. Shannon heads up Furry Friends and is making a run to the shelter tomorrow. She would be glad to pick him up for me all I had to do was fill out the application. I sort of cringed because I haven’t had luck with rescue orgs and their “applications.” This one called for 8 references. I filled it out and sent it back and within the hour I had my response. I had been approved. She called one reference…my petsitter who gave me a glowing review. So now I have to meet her at Petco and give her the money for the adoption fee. I have asked for Gufus but if he is gone then the woman will get me Brewster. She said she called the pound and they have held both dogs for me. I am so excited. Here are some pictures. They aren’t too good. I had the volunteer run over to the shelter and take some pictures.

This is Gufus:

This is Brewster:

In the meantime the woman emails me about Max. It is the same dog. They got him Friday and decided he was too much for them so she needed to find him a home. She was hoping to get rid of him by Sunday. I was angry when I heard this. Animals are not disposable. I almost took him but figured that I would better off getting the shelter dog. Yeah I am sure Potter (aka Gufus) will have some health issues and will probably have to be neutered and will cost a fortune but he deserves this chance to be a great dog. Max I am sure will have no problem finding a home. So I told the woman no thanks. Broke my heart but I think I made the right decision.

So I guess tonight I will be shopping for the dog. That part I am not looking forward to. I am looking at having to spend around $200. I am hoping Lennie agrees to cover the vet bills. Keep your fingers crossed.

A little nervous now....