Not as though no-one knew it, but we currently have two Great Danes, Kato and Clouseau, two Maine Coon cats, Mavic and Genesis and a couple of fish. Well, Krista got the idea that it would be nice for Thera to have her own companion animal to be able to sleep with and take care of, so we started looking at small dogs. The focus narrowed down on either a Pug or a Pomeranian. We made inquires to several adoption groups and very quickly got a response about a 6 month old female Pomeranian at the Clayton County Humane Society. We had to make several long trips to visit and "interview" with them, but our application was well received and after a long wait to get the dog spayed, approved. About a week ago, Harlow made a grand appearance into our lives. She is a very sweet and obnoxiously cute little dog, and Thera is one very happy girl. Harlow did not have one bit of trouble fitting right in, and was trying to play with the two house horses almost immediately. It's quite a sight to see a tiny little 7lb Pom frogging with a 120lb Dane. She is going to be quite a spoiled little Diva, as she gets to sleep in Thera's bed, has full furniture privileges and will be going to Doggie Daycamp at Krista's PetsHotel several times a week. Maybe we're a bit crazy, but I like the idea of paying $16.00 for an all natural gourmet bag of dog food that will last for a month vs. buying a $40.00 bag of quality dog food that will last two weeks. We will enroll Thera and Harlow in training classes at PetSmart later on, and want to think about training them to do therapy work or be able to visit retirement or nursing homes. Grand ideas, but definately worth considering.
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