Puppies

I think if you've been around me long enough, you know that I really really have been wanting a dog. I talk about it all the time and I look for them on petfinder and craigslist all the time. The right dog just hasn't found me.. or I get hesitant and think about the HUGE responsibility it is.

I've come to the conclusion though that I'm a much bigger dog person than a cat person, even though i love my dear girls Ruby and Star. Lex, Herbie's dog, is one of the best animals ever. He doesn't get mad at me over stupid things like the cats do. I can scare him and he'll still stay by my side, maybe even closer. He is happier than anything ever when I walk through the door and he doesn't even freak out when he goes for a car ride. There's just something about him that makes me feel loved. The cats love me, but they don't really care as long as they can have a clean litter box, plenty of food and water, and.. am I forgetting anything? Yeah, didn't think so.

I've narrowed it down to a few different types of dogs I want.

#1 The Dachshund- How can I resist their weiner goodness? Lex is a wired hair dachshund, like the ones in the picture, except cuter. I thought most dachshunds were brats and snippy since a neighbor briefly had one when I was a child. Along comes Herbie and his dog and my opinion totally changed. Most others I have come in contact with more recently have been great and I think they would just be a great little companion. I also think it would be fun to get one and name it Oscar Meyer Weiner, Hebrew National, Ball Park, and Brat-just to name a few.

(Yes, this is why I can't have kids. Imagine the names I could come up with. I would make their initials spell bad things, or their names would just be so bad they'd beg for me to give them up for adoption.)

#2- The Papillon- Just look at those freaking butterfly ears. They are so cute it hurts. I am not a purse puppy kind of person, but if I wanted to carry it around in a purse, I could. You know what else would be great? Name it Mothra. I could see it now.. walking the cutesy little butterfly eared puppy and yelling "Here Mothra!!" and people would be terrified that it would be some huge german shepard or something, but no, instead it's a dainty little papillon. Plus they are very smart dogs, some can be trained to use a litter box, and it would be a reason to push me out the door to walk. But the major thing is that it's pretty, and I like pretty things.

There are a few others, but I haven't researched them as much as the dachshund or papillon. For now I'll just dream. I have an appointment with an allergy and asthma specialist on Thursday to get some of my major issues addressed, and I'm kinda sorta scared he's going to lecture me about having animals. Yes, I'll take freaking allergy shots and do more asthma treatments to keep the cats (at least Star, although after 2.5 years Ruby is coming around and wearing on me) and to keep Lex around when Herbie brings him, but adding another dog to the mix, I might be asking for it.

What to do...What to do...