...and then there were three.

Chance has been wanting a bulldog for oh...his whole life. The problem is, bulldogs are around two thousand dollars. You can see his dilemma. He has been going back and forth between dropping the big bucks to fulfill his dream and then we both come back to reality and realize that might not be the wisest decision right now. So he decided no dog.
.......That was about a month or two ago.

Yesterday we thought it would be a fun adventure to go look at the Humane Society. We had those famous last words of "You know, it might just be fun to look at the puppies...I'm sure we won't grow attached to any of them in their sad puppy cages with their sad puppy eyes hearing the sarah mclaughlin song playing from the commercial in the background." Ya right. We saw a boxer, super cute, but I'm actually allergic to most boxers and he was too big for Chance's apartment. Then we asked about puppies. They said they had a cocker spaniel puppy available in the back. OMG SOOOO cute! We fell in love right away, obviously. Just when Chance was about to say the big YES to this little curly haired creature, the lady decides to tell us he is having some um...diarrhea issues. Not cool lady. So we sat there looking at each other like....is it wrong to walk away just because he has some tummy problems? She said he was on medication and it would probably be fine. I wasn't so sure. So we decided...ok...lets think about it and come back tomorrow. Ya know, think about if Chance REALLY wants a puppy and pray to Jesus to see if we can't get some validation from the Big Guy on this decision.
.....getting antsy for the end of my story yet? Too bad, there's more.
We got to church, looked at each other in the middle of the service, and gave each other the head nod. The "Ya, you're gettin him" look. We talked on the way and decided, ok God, if he is there, we will get him and deal with the issues. If he's not, we will walk away and know that you have another puppy in mind for Chance. Maybe at a different time, maybe at a different place.
We got there. No puppy. SOLD. (insert almost tears from both of us)
We sat. We talked. We decided we were walking away. Then Chance mentioned the Newton country store that our church friend mentioned had puppies. We called. The guy said he had about 6 puppies in his store. I asked if there were any cocker spaniel puppies and he said he had a cock-a-poo(cocker spaniel and poodle mix). We went to look and said if we didn't love it, we were done looking for awhile. Well you guessed it...we fell in love. A couple was looking at her when we saw her, but we didn't like any of the other puppies so we waited for her. Catching a pattern in this way-too-long story? Waiting!!!
The couple walked away saying they were going to go think about her. Well Chance waited for the couple to leave, swooped her up, sat her on the counter and we pretty much decided she was the one. That little white puppy looked at Chance and gave him a quick little kiss on the face and that did him in:)
I will let you get to the good part now...the pictures!!! Just brought her to his apartment TODAY! She has done GREAT! Gone potty outside...no accidents. She also has just about the sweetest temperament you could ask for in a puppy. She sat on the couch with us and snuggled up all afternoon. No barking, no chewing on furniture, no biting, just snuggling and drinking up our lovins:) She is also hyperallergenic and does not shed because of the poodle in her. Ummmm how perfect is she?! Jesus sure knows when there is something better to wait for:)
Okay. So her name is Harley...and she's the new addition to Chance's life (well, and mine kind of!)I know you all must be thinking we named her Harley because of our connection with bikers, but actually we were just talking names in the car and I kinda threw it out there as just a name to like. Chance loved it and it fits her perfect. Maybe this blog is too long for the story on our sweet little puppy, but we have been all smiles all day and Chance said she better be blog worthy! :)
So here is Harley...she makes three of us!
We had bath time, dress up (notice her attire...shes hardcore!), and snugglin time today, here's a few preview pics!