Got a surprise yesterday. Well sorta anyway. We'd talked on and off for a while about getting a puppy. A small puppy, portable that could probably even ride on the bike with the right equipment. Went back and forth on the breed, and I always left the final decision up to Steve. Last we talked he was considering some kind of terrier. But then he would always end up deciding not now.
Yesterday, I received a call from someone from Preferred Breeders that wanted to talk to Steve about the hold he had put on a Havanese puppy. Definitely news to me. Steve wasn't home from work yet and I told the person that. Steve apparently called from work, though, and the purpose of the call was so they could figure out if Steve would make a good puppy parent. Apparently they thought so because they let him buy the puppy he'd picked out. The price was more than I would have paid for a dog, but Steve has worked hard over the past few years with OT and working in Detroit so can't begrudge him, I guess.
The puppy is currently at a breeder's in North Dakota. He will be shipped to us and available to be picked up at the airport sometime next week, time TBD. Gives us time to prepare things and get back into a puppy mindset. It's been a long time since we've had a dog, even longer since that dog was a puppy. 1991 to be exact.
So puppy-proofing the house, and getting the supplies we need, are tops of the list now. We're going to go to PetSmart and/or other stores tomorrow night to shop. Steve wanted to stop on his way home from work, but I said that since I didn't get to help pick the puppy at least I could help pick out his stuff. We'll make it a date!
Stay tuned for further updates, such as his name (that is currently still in discussion mode.) We have to find a vet, and get a license for him, and a multitude of other tasks as well. Puppy obedience school is probably in his future, too.
I think puppy will be a great stress-reliever for Steve and a cute addition to the family!
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