I've been a little hesitant to take on a furry "child" at this point in our lives, especially since several of my siblings have attempted dogs with little children and backed out until the kids were bigger and out of diapers. I kept telling myself (and Nathan) that I was going to learn from their experience and wait; afterall, we have two children in diapers right now. Why would I voluntarily take on one more Someone to clean up poo after? But Nathan's been eager for a furry for some years now, and a family in our last ward was looking for a new home for their dog Tess since they are moving to Australia. It looked like a good opportunity. She's out of the puppy stage, she's a breed of the same family I grew up with and liked, and hey, she's free! We took the bait.
So I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our family:
Tess is a 4 year-old American Eskimo (aka Eskies) of the Spitz family. Basically an overgrown Pomeranian. I can do poms. I had one growing up. I'm familiar with their personality and maintenance. Tess looks like a pom, smells like a pom (no smell, hooray!), feels like a pom (but 28 lbs instead of 7 lbs), however she has a much bigger sound than a pom, and I'm not even going to venture a guess on the taste...
Okay, so she doesn't pass the 5 senses test. But she's not a pom anyway. She's an Eskie! Three cheers for a long-haired dog that sheds only lightly (it's true).
Hip-Hip-HOORAY!
I must confess that I have some anxiety about acquiring a slightly nippy dog with small children, but I think things will work out for the best. For one I need to get out walking myself, and now I have extra incentive. David has been interested in all the neighborhood dogs and asks to pet every single one walking by.
So here we are. Her current owners will drop her off Sunday night, and then we're a dog family. Woof.
Afterthought: I'm really, really, really am not eager to take her on right now with two little kids, and better to follow my gut now than wish I had. So, we (I) backed out. We wish the Cash family the best of luck in finding a good home for her. However, I left the post up just so you know what we've been up to.
2 comments:
I think you probably made the best decision, though I'm sure it was hard to back out in the end. I'm not a dog person but she is sure beautiful!
Thanks. Your visit in a couple weeks was actually part of what was weighing on my mind. I wasn't sure how she'd react to Anne Elyse and I didn't want you to go home thinking "we'll never come back here again!"
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