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Last year we got a dog...this year, baby stuff...

Last year for Valentine's we got a dog...

Kraig loves dogs. He loves for them to play with and love on him. Lick him and just be "man's best friend." Well, I'm allergic. And I fought this for a long time. Mainly because they are a lot of work and we are rarely home to take care of a dog. Well, last year for Valentine's, I caved in. I told Kraig the only way we could get one is if it is hypoallergenic. And I also wanted to rescue one and when I was looking I soon realized they are hard to come by so I thought we would never find one, which was ok by me. :) So, last year we went looking at all the shelters and they had none. We
heard about 2 ladies who rescue Malti-poos and thought we would go give it a shot.

When we got to the place, I liked none of them. :( We saw a poodle mix and Kraig loved him but he was already adopted. We got to talking to the lady and we told her what we needed and she said she had a schnazuer. She started to explain him to us. He was recently rescued from a puppy mill, not yet a year old, never gone outside and rarely out of his crate...we fell in love. Rather, Kraig fell in love. And I felt sorry for him. But she didn't have him there with her so we had to come back the next day. I was not a fan, again...I was ready to give up...I didn't want a dog anyways..

But this was Kraig's V-day gift so we had to go back. After church, we trekked back up to the mall and we were looking around at dog food, toys and everything we would need for the new little one. We waited and waited and waited...she was late and I was getting frustrated. I was ready to go, when she pulled up, Kraig was the first one out the door, he was determined not to let anyone else see this new pup before him because if he wanted him then he was going to get him and no one else was going to take the pup from him. Well, as you can guess it was love at first sight. And the rest is history. We brought Hank home that day...bathed him, let him sniff out the house and let him be terrified of everything. This went on for about 3 to 4 months.

THEN...We found Cash on the street and Hank transformed into a puppy. I can't imagine out house without our two 4-legged kids. They are the best of friends and are sad when they aren't together. They love me too so that is a plus :) And they love Kraig even more. They lick him, are excited when he gets home, snuggles with him, listens to him, goes on runs with him...He is a happy camper. And so are our rescued pups.

Here's sleepy Cash. Here's happy Hank. Happy V-day Kraig.

This year, we are registering for baby stuff for Valentine's!

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