Susan_Hirasuna's Blog

Some new photos in my photo album. The bigger dog is Aussie Girl.. and the little fuzz ball is the newest member of my family... Fenny.
My son, Noah named the little pommeranian mix.. declaring that he looked like a Fennec Fox (you have to be a regular viewer of Animal Planet to know what that is.)
Adopting Fenny was quite the experience. We'd been looking for a companion dog for Aussie through almost the whole summer. We visited shelters and fabulous rescue groups like Pet Orphans and the Lange Foundation. But we never quite found the dog that was the right fit for the family.
Oddly, we went to one rescue shelter that will remain unnamed and had quite the unpleasant experience. My kids and I brought Aussie Girl to see if she'd like any of the dogs. We found a black poodle that reminded us of our last dog that unfortunately got hit by a car. We thought we'd make the rescue group quite happy that we were interested in adopting the poodle. But instead we were subjected to the third degree. Yes, I understand, the group wants to make sure the dog will be well-cared for. But this interrogation seemed rather judgemental. She told me I should get a bigger dog because there are coyotes in my neighborhood (plenty of little dogs in my neighborhood and they're fine.) She told me the dog was a darter, yet he sat in my lap quietly. She told me he wasn't good with kids, but my kids couldn't stop petting him and he was fine. Finally, she told me that particular dog would cost more than any other in the shelter because it was a pure breed. THat's when I realized, nothing was going to convince her we were the right family for the dog. And, so we left without the pooch.
Then, a few weeks ago, we went to a pet adoption event. Perfect Pet rescue was the group and from the moment we showed up, Nancy made us feel welcome. My son, Jonathan told her we wanted a dog that would follow Aussie around as she patrolled the property. She said, oh try the little blond one. The yet to be renamed Pommie mix was put on a leash and we took him over to some shade under a tree to get to know him.
The kids and I decided the little dog should come home with us. I braced myself for the questioning and perhaps worse. Instead, Nancy handed me an adoption form. I filled it out. Paid the reasonable donation and off we went to introduce Fenny to Aussie and our home.
Fenny is a great dog and I encourage people to think of adopting before buying from a pet store or breeder. He's still not perfectly house trained and he's got a lot of puppy left in him so he's got a lot of energy. But my boys and I are very greatful indeed that Perfect Pet Rescue had the perfect pet for us.