Our Buddy

We now have a dog!

He adopted us. Well, we kind of rescued him from the neighbor kids who were trying to sell him to us for $150. They didn't own him and were NOT nice to him and even threw sticks at our cat who ran up the tree when the dog chased him.
Oh, by-the-way, his name is Buddy. The kids named him. We took Buddy to the vet today and he didn't have a microchip. The vet tech said he was probably around 7-8 months old.We had him vaccinated and blood and stool checks. All is okie dokie. He may have dysplasia in his hips. He seemed to be limping some when we first met him and he had a little trouble getting in and out of the van. The vet suggested we get him x-rays as he seemed "a little weird back there". I'm not sure I want the expense of doing that. I have a friend who is an animal advocate and she offered to pay for his vet visit. He will also be neutered and she volunteers at FACE where they do those kinds of things at a low rate.
Other than being a puppy who likes to chew on everything and jump up a lot, he is a very good dog. He barks very little and seems to love putting up the all the kids' attention. The vet tech said that he looked like he had some chow in him, but he's mostly mutt!
I'm not really a live-with-dog person. We had a beagle before I divorced and it was not a pleasant experience for me. I wasn't raised with dogs, so I'm looking at this as an adventure. Micah was chanting, "We get to keep Buddy forever!" on our way home from the vet office. This plays so well into the kiddos dramatic play and the vet clinic they still have set up and play with in our Rec Room.
They are loving life right now!!!