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She was cat tested this week and it turns out she is very cat friendly. I'm trying to arrange a time to meet her this weekend. Depending on where we meet her, we might just bring Sam and Spike with us during the first visit.
I know, I know, I need another dog like I need a hole in my head. DH and I rationalize it this way: Spike is 4 and has had hip dysplasia since he was a year old. He cannot keep up with Sam (Sampson) who runs circles around him. It has been our intuition that we will lose Spike long before we lose Sam, and Sam will not do well as a single dog. So better to bring another dog into our family now and have all of them very well adjusted before we lose Spike. I know this is years down the road, but still........
I'm not worried about Sam and Spike adjusting to a new dog. They have never met a dog that they didn't like and Sam is particularly partial to female dogs. Likewise I'm not concerned about the cats adjusting to another dog. The older ones have lived with 5 dogs at one point in their lives. The younger ones have witnessed enough visiting dogs in the house that they mostly ignore them.
So if Shay's personality is what I think it is, we'll be adopting her very soon. I have a strong positive sense about her. Let's hope my feelings are right.
So do we rename her as "Delilah" to compliment the name "Sampson"? Had Spike been a she, we had joked about that name.
She was cat tested this week and it turns out she is very cat friendly. I'm trying to arrange a time to meet her this weekend. Depending on where we meet her, we might just bring Sam and Spike with us during the first visit.
I know, I know, I need another dog like I need a hole in my head. DH and I rationalize it this way: Spike is 4 and has had hip dysplasia since he was a year old. He cannot keep up with Sam (Sampson) who runs circles around him. It has been our intuition that we will lose Spike long before we lose Sam, and Sam will not do well as a single dog. So better to bring another dog into our family now and have all of them very well adjusted before we lose Spike. I know this is years down the road, but still........
I'm not worried about Sam and Spike adjusting to a new dog. They have never met a dog that they didn't like and Sam is particularly partial to female dogs. Likewise I'm not concerned about the cats adjusting to another dog. The older ones have lived with 5 dogs at one point in their lives. The younger ones have witnessed enough visiting dogs in the house that they mostly ignore them.
So if Shay's personality is what I think it is, we'll be adopting her very soon. I have a strong positive sense about her. Let's hope my feelings are right.
So do we rename her as "Delilah" to compliment the name "Sampson"? Had Spike been a she, we had joked about that name.