I think this picture is hilarious :)
Since I'm home all by myself each day, I thought it would be nice to have a dog to keep me company. I *really* wanted an American Eskimo dog but 1. they shed A LOT, 2. Tena is allergic to dog hair, 3. I wanted a purebred from a reputable breeder and they were all out of state, 4. they are VERY expensive, and 5. all the breeders I contacted weren't going to have puppies for a long time. So I slowly started to see that dream slip away :( I was watching Good Things Utah one morning and they had a segment where a local shelter brought a dog on the show and they talked about adopting a sheltered animal. They mentioned a website where you could see all the animals in the shelters across Utah. Just for fun I hopped on and started looking at all the dogs. Tena found a 5 month old puppy that looked super cute. After many emails back and forth to the shelter, we drove 4 hours down to Price to check him out.They pulled him out of his cage and let us play with him. He was such a cute dog but SUPER hyper. (That should've been our clue right there, but we ignored it) We took him for a walk and tried to determine if he would be a good dog for us. He definitely needed a lot of training, but we saw potential in him. So we decided to foster him for 2 weeks while we made up our minds.
After the two weeks, we weren't sure if we could handle his energy and attention needs long term but Tena's brother had a friend who wanted him. So we adopted him and tried and tried to get a hold of the friend. But no luck. So, long story short, we still have him. But I'm pretty glad. He's so much fun to have around the house (most of the time). He's so cute and does weirdo things that just make me laugh. (I think we should change his name to Skitz cuz sometimes I swear he is Schizophrenic) But he's way sweet. Maybe it was meant to be :)
He loves to be with people. He follows me around the house wherever I go, even if its just a couple steps. If I'm in the kitchen, he will lay right on top of my feet. When I walk to the other side, he gets up and follows, laying right back down when I stop walking even for a second. Or he'll just intently watch everything I do. He's so curious. He also loves to sit in our laps. When he's playing with his toys he does it right on top of you. He always has to be right up against us. He's weird. But I don't mind usually; he's pretty cuddly.
