Saturday was a doggie-filled day!
It all started at Barrington Dog Park. We brought Lulu to meet some of my co-worker's dog... Hercules the chocolate lab puppy (85 pounds!) and Monty the super-hyper Beagle. They all ran around and played for about 2 hours and then Steve and I headed home.
They were having an adoption fair at Roxbury Park, right across the street, so we left Lulu at home and started to explore. There were so many doggies but most were big (there was a cute Great Dane!) and older. We didn't really see one we liked so we decided to go to the West LA animal shelter. Well, I should say *I* didn't see one I liked except for the Great Dane and that wouldn't have worked. Steve liked a Chow mix and a Bernese Mountain Dog but both were too big too.
The shelter was so sad! I was surprised to see all the kennels filled with American Staffs -- I guess their owners just couldn't handle them. There was one small grey poodle mix that was kind of cute but bites... so after a couple of hours of going from kennel to kennel, we decided to give up and try again next week. There was a Neapolitan Mastiff that I really liked but he was HUGE...
So on the way home we stopped by Westside Pavillion to pick up some video games. There was a puppy store, Barkworks, next door! Steve immediately fell in love with a little female Corgi... so cute!
We played with her in the little room and she was so feisty. Remember how Lulu used to bite your fingers and toes constantly? Imagine that times 10. She was running around and yipping and biting out fingers and clothes and pants and shoes and feet and heels and after half an hour, we gave up. There is no controlling this puppy.
Then we saw a Cock-a-chon, neglected in a cage all by herself with a huge "On Sale!" sign. She was almost 4 months old and they wanted to just get rid of her. She had Lulu's ears and the saddest little face, so we decided to meet her. She was so sweet and gentle and needed a home badly. After 30 seconds of deliberation, we decided to get her and started negotiating. She was $1199 but on sale for $699. Barkworks adds a bunch of mandatory fees like document fees and a puppy starter kit that would have put her at about $760. We asked them to bring it down to $650 even and soon we were going home with a new puppy.
It all started at Barrington Dog Park. We brought Lulu to meet some of my co-worker's dog... Hercules the chocolate lab puppy (85 pounds!) and Monty the super-hyper Beagle. They all ran around and played for about 2 hours and then Steve and I headed home.
They were having an adoption fair at Roxbury Park, right across the street, so we left Lulu at home and started to explore. There were so many doggies but most were big (there was a cute Great Dane!) and older. We didn't really see one we liked so we decided to go to the West LA animal shelter. Well, I should say *I* didn't see one I liked except for the Great Dane and that wouldn't have worked. Steve liked a Chow mix and a Bernese Mountain Dog but both were too big too.
The shelter was so sad! I was surprised to see all the kennels filled with American Staffs -- I guess their owners just couldn't handle them. There was one small grey poodle mix that was kind of cute but bites... so after a couple of hours of going from kennel to kennel, we decided to give up and try again next week. There was a Neapolitan Mastiff that I really liked but he was HUGE...
So on the way home we stopped by Westside Pavillion to pick up some video games. There was a puppy store, Barkworks, next door! Steve immediately fell in love with a little female Corgi... so cute!
We played with her in the little room and she was so feisty. Remember how Lulu used to bite your fingers and toes constantly? Imagine that times 10. She was running around and yipping and biting out fingers and clothes and pants and shoes and feet and heels and after half an hour, we gave up. There is no controlling this puppy.
Then we saw a Cock-a-chon, neglected in a cage all by herself with a huge "On Sale!" sign. She was almost 4 months old and they wanted to just get rid of her. She had Lulu's ears and the saddest little face, so we decided to meet her. She was so sweet and gentle and needed a home badly. After 30 seconds of deliberation, we decided to get her and started negotiating. She was $1199 but on sale for $699. Barkworks adds a bunch of mandatory fees like document fees and a puppy starter kit that would have put her at about $760. We asked them to bring it down to $650 even and soon we were going home with a new puppy.
