No doggie for me...
Apr. 11th, 2010 01:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nohaniiOkaaay..... what happened to my late-spring-bordering-on-summer weather? Today has decided that it's a grand idea to revert to late autumn weather. Seriously, 60 degrees with a 70% chance of rain tonight. Why so wonky, weather??
I managed to get three days off in a row last week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), so Dan and I were going to go down to the local pound to try to find a dog for me. I've wanted a dog for the last two-plus years, and it's just gotten to that point where I feel like a absolutely NEED one. We spent the early part of the week brainstorming things to get for the dog before we adopted it and came up with a pretty long list. I have my heart set on getting a border collie* (zomg beautiful), but an English shepherd or Australian shepherd would also make me happy. I wound up spending four hours on the computer trying to locate a border collie either in a shelter or a rescue group somewhere within an hour and a half of my home and found a few likely candidates... then I found out that my apartment community has an 18 pound weight limit on pets. EIGHTEEN POUNDS. &*(#@?! What the heck? I know cats bigger than that!! So now I can either get a dog and keep it secret/pretend I don't know about the restriction, or I can wait another few months until I move out of this craphole. Damnit. I could go the deception route, but I think that would be stressful and detract from the joy of adopting a dog. I guess I'll just have to wait. =/ Damnit, I really wanted a dog, too. Last weekend would have been the perfect time to get one, since I had so much time off that I could have spent to get to know the dog. Grr.
*Before anyone says anything, yes, I'm sure I want a border collie. I've met border collies at work, and I've loved every single one of them. They're smart and gorgeous and gentle and they love people. I know they have a high energy level, and that's great for me. I've been going out more recently to run or rollerblade, and I want a dog that I can take out with me. Border collies have a strong work drive, which is awesome since I really want to do something like agility, herding, or frisbee with the dog, or all three. I bought a book about border collies that has a section full of questions about whether or not you're the right person for this breed, and I answered YES to all the questions, so it should be a good fit. It will just take a little while longer to get my dog, since my apartment community is stupid.
I managed to get three days off in a row last week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), so Dan and I were going to go down to the local pound to try to find a dog for me. I've wanted a dog for the last two-plus years, and it's just gotten to that point where I feel like a absolutely NEED one. We spent the early part of the week brainstorming things to get for the dog before we adopted it and came up with a pretty long list. I have my heart set on getting a border collie* (zomg beautiful), but an English shepherd or Australian shepherd would also make me happy. I wound up spending four hours on the computer trying to locate a border collie either in a shelter or a rescue group somewhere within an hour and a half of my home and found a few likely candidates... then I found out that my apartment community has an 18 pound weight limit on pets. EIGHTEEN POUNDS. &*(#@?! What the heck? I know cats bigger than that!! So now I can either get a dog and keep it secret/pretend I don't know about the restriction, or I can wait another few months until I move out of this craphole. Damnit. I could go the deception route, but I think that would be stressful and detract from the joy of adopting a dog. I guess I'll just have to wait. =/ Damnit, I really wanted a dog, too. Last weekend would have been the perfect time to get one, since I had so much time off that I could have spent to get to know the dog. Grr.
*Before anyone says anything, yes, I'm sure I want a border collie. I've met border collies at work, and I've loved every single one of them. They're smart and gorgeous and gentle and they love people. I know they have a high energy level, and that's great for me. I've been going out more recently to run or rollerblade, and I want a dog that I can take out with me. Border collies have a strong work drive, which is awesome since I really want to do something like agility, herding, or frisbee with the dog, or all three. I bought a book about border collies that has a section full of questions about whether or not you're the right person for this breed, and I answered YES to all the questions, so it should be a good fit. It will just take a little while longer to get my dog, since my apartment community is stupid.
