Bear

Bear is our new little puppy and she is the apple of our eyes! Every day we look at her and think how lucky we were to end up with the cutest, funniest, sweetest, craziest little dog. When we flew to California in June, we had no intention of returning to Minnesota with a dog. However, while we were there, I had the bright idea that we should go look around at some animal shelters. James and I were both ready to adopt a dog, but had been trouble finding a dog in Minnesota. Why not go look around in L.A. where there are many homeless dogs?

We found Bear at the Los Angeles County Animal Shelter in Downey. It was heartbreaking to see how many dogs were there...at least 400 I would say. James was the one who pointed out Bear and said "Wow, Babe, that one is really cute." The shelter listed Bear as "stray" chihuahua mix (we think she's perhaps a chiweenie?...or a chibeagle? Or possibly a mix of a few different breeds). We had to make sure she was light enough to take on the plane, so we asked them to weigh her and she was 8.5 pounds...perfect! After a brief getting to know you visit, we decided to adopt her. It was the best decision EVER!

Although she came down with a bad case of kennel cough that required multiple costly vet visits, she has been absolutely the greatest dog. We are convinced that adopting a shelter dog is the best way to go. Not only are these dogs the greatest, but we're not supporting pet over population. YES! :)