puppy fever

i feel like i'm getting the baby bug, again.  so funny how when you've already had a baby you quickly forget what is included in the "baby package."

here's a quick reminder:

varicose veins.

daylong sickness.

permanent muffin top.

sleepless months.

diaper blow outs.

boogers.

peeing a little when you sneeze, laugh, and cough....

the more i think about having another baby, the more i remind myself why i need to wait.

this time i'm on the hunt for a puppy.

to be honest, i have never had a puppy in my adult life.  when we had dogs growing up, mom and dad did the brunt work.  this even included pulling socks out of my dog's butt on a regular basis.  true story.

i really had no idea what kinda damage dogs are really capable of.

until i googled.

chewed couches?

peeing on the rug?

chewed shoes.  good thing is that i'm not a shoe person, i can get over that.

waking up in the middle of the night to take care of business.  been there, done that.

really how bad can they be?!?

 

oooh, that bad.

oddly enough, i still want to get one.

the other challenge.  no one let's you buy or adopt a dog when you have children under the age of five.

i get why they do that.  my daughter was bit in the face this past summer by a family member's dog...which was adopted about six months prior.  you never really know the dog's history, better to be safe.

breeders are waaaaay too expensive.  pet shops are shady.  it seems like my only option is to buy one from a puppy place that has local breeders...not from puppy mills.

i stopped at one of the puppy shops yesterday to get my puppy fix.

these guys are beagle x king charles cavalier spaniel.  or a "beaglier".  this was the only pic that came out.

every since sex and the city, i have always wanted a cavalier spaniel. don't mean to hate, but those dogs were the only thing i liked about that show.  

not sure how hubby would feel walking one of those "designer dogs," though.

i absolutely love goldens.  i grew up with them.  hubby grew up with them.  they're gentle and most importantly, they are smart.

i hate dumb dogs.  

and yappy dogs.

and jumpers.

am i being picky?!?

after all the crap we have gone through with our cats, i wanna do this dog thing right.  it's a decision i'll have to live with until my kids are teenagers.  yikes.  

what are your puppy stories?  advice?  anything you can help me think about in the decision making process would be great.

and for anyone who was wondering where i was for the past week...my sis-in-law had her bridal shower.  glad that is over!!  last shower i will ever do..well, second to last.  

i missed you all and hope you had a great week.

jill