To China and Back...

Well. Our maybe dog is a maybe not. Ringo's family saw his picture online and decided to reclaim him. Odd, since the shelter thought he was dumped.... but either way, he's not available anymore. Eh. It wasn't meant to be. And that's fine with us.

In the meantime, we've been casually looking at other possbilities:

There's Jerry from Chicago- the 10month old poodle that has that cute little apricot/white curls that Poppy has.

And then there's Eddie from Yorkville- an adorable 6month old wirehaired terrier mix, with cute little fold over ears and that scruffy little coat we love.

And then Ellie from Hoffman Estates. She's 3 months old, a little border terrier mix. We can't tell much from her photo, but she's pretty darn adorable.

And seriously, folks, from the line of questioning to the three page applications, to the international visas we need to even look at these dogs, you would think we were adopting a child from China or something....

Samples of questions from the applications we've filled out:

-Describe, in detail, how you would reprimand your dog for the following: accidents in the house, jumping on furniture, or destroying an expensive item. (note- training is not the answer, we need to know HOW you would train the dog.)
- List three references, not related to you, that we may contact to verify your pet ownership.
-Are you aware of the grooming costs of your breed. If so, how much do you estimate to spend?
-Describe the innoculations your pet has received in the past year....

Hm... well... they were in shot form, looked kinda clear,but I couldn't really get a good glimpse....

GOSH! You'd think we were seriously trying to adopt a kid from China or something! I mean, the interrogations, the rooms we have to sit in with the counselor, as she... ahem... has to ask us a personal question... "Are there any plans for kids in the future?... because, you know, I wouldn't recommend adding any sort of young dog if there seems to be a baby down the line."

Really? Because we'd probably leave the baby on the floor for the dogs to jump on it and lick it uncontrollably. I mean, gosh, what ever happened to doggie gates or obedience training, or leashes, or just plain "NO!" Hm, I guess "would you ever yell at the dog if it was doing something wrong" wasn't on that application... But if it was, I'm sure it would have been followed by, "would you consider taking your dog to therapy if it had trouble dealing with your method(s) of punishment."