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We're trying this dog adoption thing again...

My wife persuaded me to try the dog adoption route again after the very recent problems we had with Bruno. I wanted more time, but my wife can be very persuasive when she wants to be... :-)

We went back to the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter with the intent of adopting an older Beagle she had seen on Petfinder, but she was adopted just as we got there. Then, she also saw a Spaniel mix that was good tempered, and she was adopted, too. The first several dogs we looked at just weren't a good fit, but I kept seeing this girl, who I saw on Petfinder, that Julie kept passing up. On Petfinder, they had her listed as a male, which is why she didn't give her much thought. We met her, and she was just a doll. After looking at another dog, we decided to take her for a walk and introduce her to Buster and McKenzie. That went PERFECT. She was great on a leash, and she was submissive to Buster and even to McKenzie. She was also very sweet and affectionate. We decided that she's the one - there really wasn't any other choice that made any sense.

They think she's an American Eskimo mix... with what we don't know. The American Eskimo makes sense, since she seems very obedient, which is a trait of the Eskimo breed.

She's about six, and needs to be spayed before we can pick her up this Saturday. That will give us time to prepare for her arrival. We don't anticipate there will be any problems this time, but we'll still be cautious when introducing her to the other animals. We'll give her time to adjust.

We haven't come up with a name yet. Some of the ones we're considering are: Annie, Lucy, Sally, Libby, Blondie, Mandy, Sophie, Angel. There are a couple of forum threads here that are talking about it, too:

Forum Thread 1
Forum Thread 2

If you have any good ideas for a name, please let me know!