SunnyCait
Well-Known Member
Tomorrow morning I'll be going to the Pasadena Humane Society and adopting a second dog... A little chihuahua named... Get this... Kris Kringle! He's 12 years old and has been at the shelter ever since October after he was found on the side of the road in a crate with two other chis. His "deadline" (the PHS is not a no-kill shelter) is this coming Wednesday. Now I wasn't looking for another dog (at all) but while looking for an Xpen on Craigslist, I saw an ad that I couldn't resist clicking on and saw this adorable buggy eyed old man staring back at me. His story was so sad that I went ahead and went against my better judgement and clicked on the video they had of him... A happy wriggly little guy who was just starving for affection! A volunteer had posted about him after she'd taken a special interest in him, and once I met him in person this past Sunday I understood why!
He was so endearing, and just wanted to cuddle and snuggle. Of course we took Karly in as well to meet him and while there weren't any sparks (not that I would count on Karly to truly LIKE another dog) she was friendly towards him and didn't seem to mind him, and he didn't seem to be frightened of her at all. I call Karly not hiding behind me and him not biting her or showing fear success so far! Karly (golden retriever/border collie mix) gets along fine with other dogs but is a bit insecure, she's DEFINITELY a mama's girl. I think since he is so small, she won't be too bothered. She may even think he's just another rabbit!
At first I wasn't so sure whether or not to actually adopt him... I've only fostered small dogs, and frankly they kind of scare me. And I've NEVER really liked chihuahuas and if you ever told me I'd own one I'd have told you you were crazy! His age wasn't much of a factor for me because all dogs get old, don't they?But he really was so sweet and he just hung over my head all the rest of the day Sunday and all day today. I'd been corresponding with the volunteer who posted his ad, and she was so helpful and nice about everything, answered all my questions about him. When I told her I'd finally made the decision to go ahead, she was escatic and told me how she'd been doing a supply donation drive... I'd had no idea but isn't that incredibly sweet?? Facebook has use after all!!!
Anyway I just wanted to share and kind of ramble... I'm very excited for tomorrow and hopefully we're the home he's been needing and he's a great fit for us.
And here is his video from the shelter... Where he's outside in an outdoor kennel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_A9WgpMSU&feature=youtu.be
He was so endearing, and just wanted to cuddle and snuggle. Of course we took Karly in as well to meet him and while there weren't any sparks (not that I would count on Karly to truly LIKE another dog) she was friendly towards him and didn't seem to mind him, and he didn't seem to be frightened of her at all. I call Karly not hiding behind me and him not biting her or showing fear success so far! Karly (golden retriever/border collie mix) gets along fine with other dogs but is a bit insecure, she's DEFINITELY a mama's girl. I think since he is so small, she won't be too bothered. She may even think he's just another rabbit!
At first I wasn't so sure whether or not to actually adopt him... I've only fostered small dogs, and frankly they kind of scare me. And I've NEVER really liked chihuahuas and if you ever told me I'd own one I'd have told you you were crazy! His age wasn't much of a factor for me because all dogs get old, don't they?But he really was so sweet and he just hung over my head all the rest of the day Sunday and all day today. I'd been corresponding with the volunteer who posted his ad, and she was so helpful and nice about everything, answered all my questions about him. When I told her I'd finally made the decision to go ahead, she was escatic and told me how she'd been doing a supply donation drive... I'd had no idea but isn't that incredibly sweet?? Facebook has use after all!!!
Anyway I just wanted to share and kind of ramble... I'm very excited for tomorrow and hopefully we're the home he's been needing and he's a great fit for us.
And here is his video from the shelter... Where he's outside in an outdoor kennel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_A9WgpMSU&feature=youtu.be