Meet Suzie!!!

This picture was taken right after her first bath... before a haircut or anything.
This picture was after her first haircut :( She looks so unhappy and I was not happy with what they did... but she was a big mat when she was taken in so they had to shave it all off. She was much happier once I took that silly bandanna off... we aren't going there again.

So as many of you know we have been trying to adopt a dog. We quickly learned that dog adoption is not easy! We have filled out countless numbers of applications and contacted so many individuals about adopting their available animals. For some reason we never even made it to the home visit portion (yes they do home visits before they let you meet the animal). Our assumption was that we were not "acceptable" for two reasons...

1. We do not own our home (this is crap in my mind but whatever... they can be as picky as they want I suppose)
2. We do not have a fenced yard (again, I understand, but crap. Just because we do not have a fenced yard doesn't mean we aren't wonderful pet owners!)

So after many tears (yes, I cried, a few time, I'm a cryer) and a break from looking because it was exhausting getting denied over and over again we decided to try craigslist.

Well a couple days ago I found an adorable little maltese in need of a new home, she was 8 years old (already not appealing to many people) and was formerly a breeding dog. She was not very socialized and didn't really know how to be a real dog. So I went to meet the owner and the cute little pup. When they pulled her out of the car she was all dirty and matted, poor little thing had been living outside for the summer. (I should have taken pictures!) and when I said "I'll take her!" She handed me a cardboard box to put her in ( yes she put her in a box top and all) and then tied a string onto her collar instead of a leash. Aaagghh!!! I didn't know what to say, so I kept my mouth shut, handed over the $75 rehoming fee and took my new little girl home!!! Of course I took the top of that darn box off as soon as we got out of site and went straight to petsmart to spoil her rotten. :)

So my sweet little girl is now in my lap (after a much needed bath) just chillin and keeping me toasty. Hopefully Leela (my parents dog) and Sara (my grandparents dog) will help teach my little pup how to actually be a dog! She doesn't know what treats are and I don't think she knows what to do with a toy (she just looks at it with this look like "what am I suppose to do with this?")


I am just so happy we were able to save this sweet little thing from god only knows what kind of life. I'm so excited to have her!!! :)