Puppy Love

Today, well for actually the past few months, i have been looking for a new companion. The four-legged kind. A little over two years ago, our faithful Jethro went to dog heaven, and it would be nice to have another pet join our family. I'm used to finding my pets on the street. As a girl, i remember finding most of our pets as strays.

Jethro was my first dog. He was dumped in the neighborhood, and it's a funny story about how i found him. Jethro was a little pup and trying to find his way across the street. my mom was driving and i asked her to stop. The pup went under the car and i reached under and picked him up. He looked just like the puppy that our neighbor, Neal just got. So, i took him up to Neal's door and knocked. Neal was surprised to see me and i told him i found his dog in the street. Nope, Neal said it wasn't his dog. Of course, i had to ask Neal if he was sure. He looked at me and said, Ellie is a girl dog and this is a male. Ooops. Well, Neal agreed to put the pup in the fenced yard with Ellie until i found him a family. After about 10 days of going to visit the pup every day, Neal called me up and said, "when are you coming to get your dog?" Okay. I guess he is mine, i thought. When i went to pick him up, Neal suggested i name him Jethro. Jethro and Ellie had a great time playing together, and Jethro was sad when Ellie moved away. There were times when we mentioned her name and his ears would perk up as he remembered her name. I miss Jethro. He was a great dog. Very smart and great manners.

We tried a kitten this summer...we were the foster family for Slinky. i had trouble breathing, and after a couple of months we found him a permanent family in the neighborhood.

So, i've been looking on Craig's List - where i found a job, actually - to find a new pet. i think i found something on Craig's list, and will give give the Fulton County Animal Service a try.