puppy love: March 2006 Archives

I have a bad Petfinder addiction. Before we got Maddie, a.k.a. Hope, I would spend hours searching Petfinder for the perfect dog. Its an addiction that runs in the family, as my mom does the same thing.

We have pretty much decided that when I graduate next year and get ready to enter the real world (and we have another income, and an actual house) it will be time to get the Madadore a buddy - which means that my dog search has begun anew.

Before getting Maddie we had thought long and hard about adopting a retired greyhound. We poured over greyhound books and spent a long time talking to the greyhound rescue people. We fell in love with the dogs. What many people don't know is that retired racing greyhounds make fabulous pets. They are calm and gentle and sweet and goofy. They are very low energy once they are "retired" and want nothing more to lay on the couch. They don't need a ton of exercise.

We decided against one as our first dog because they really don't make good running partners, which was what we wanted in a dog. Now that we have our running dog, we want our next dog to be a couch potato. Enter the greyhound.

So now my search has begun anew. I realize it will be well over a year before we get another dog, but its really fun to think about and plan for. I can't wait to get Madder a buddy.