Hawk

Adam thought it would be fun to take a trip to the Humane Society yesterday.  So the entire family packed into the van and headed off.

The ground rules were laid, WE WILL NOT BE TAKING A DOG HOME WITH US!  Everyone agreed and we headed in.

There were lots of dogs there yesterday and lots of people looking at the dogs.  Big dogs, small dogs, black dogs, white dogs and there was one dog in particular that barked and jumped at CT whenever he walked by, that was a little disturbing for him and he did not want to take that one home.

Of course, PJ fell in love, with Hawk.  Hawk is a 7 year old dog with barely any teeth left.  He is so ugly cute you did not want to leave him there.  He even would start to cry whenever PJ tried to to walk away.  So she sat on the floor the entire time, right by his side, petting him and talking to him and letting him know there is love in this world for him.

We had him taken out of his main stall and played with him for a little bit.  The drama was mounting, all three kids wanted him, they already loved him and saw him playing in the house with them.  He knew how to sit and roll over and get belly rubs by six little hands.

But when you stood back and saw them together, Hawk wasn’t all there.  He didn’t love my kids like he needed to.  The kids didn’t see it, the emotions ran too high.

So we walked away.  PJ being held by Adam, sobbing.

My guess is PJ is not going to need to wait until she’s 10 to get a dog.  We just need to find the right one.

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