Black dogs DON'T Finish Last!
Well we got our puppy! His name is Nigel and he's an 11 week old beagle/hound mix. He's SO precious! His pictures don't hardly do him justice either... and he's smaller than he looks in the pictures too! (You know what they say, the camera adds 10 pounds...) Well it's true in this case! Okay maybe not 10 lbs, but he does look larger in his pics.
And let me tell you if you're looking to adopt or even foster a puppy or dog, contact Furever Friends Humane Society. I absolutely love what they are doing. It's only $100 adoption fee, and the animals are already neutered or spayed with up to date shots, and come with a microchip with a lifetime subscription (at no additional cost to you) in case the dog is ever lost or stolen. You have a microchip number, and if the dog is picked up by a shelter, they will scan the dog, get the number, and track you down. It's really cool! But like I said I love what this humane society is doing. They do have people foster all of their animals since they don't have their own facility yet, but I think that is just awesome. I think a home is a better environment for a dog, whether it's a foster home or a real home, vs a shelter. But they have some of the sweetest most adorable puppies, young dogs, and adult dogs at this time. Visit their webpage and take a look!
But Nigel is already partially crate trained. He sleeps in his crate from about 10pm to 6am. He cried for abut 5 minutes after we left him in there, then I didn't hear him all night! I went in this morning and he was just laying in his crate like a good little puppy. He seemed very happy. Crates are like a dogs den... so if you introduce them the right way, dogs will like them! It's a really cool thing, and it keeps things from getting chewed up and pottied on. It's a good house breaking method, because a dog will not soil it's "den" unless it absolutely can't control it. But Nigel is a GREAT pup, and we're excited to have him!
