We decided we would go ahead and adopt a Rescue Boxer .
I took a deep breath, said a small prayer and said “yes.”
To even be considered to adopt a dog you have to fill out an application.
Funny, I don’t remember doing this with either of the kids I took home from the hospital.
But, I have always said that parents should have some sort of minimum I.Q. test before taking a baby home to care for.
Life would be different for many children in this world if more parents had some common sense. Just my opinion.
And really that is the only one that counts around here. 😉
The dog application questions.
- All your personal info. name, address, phone.
- Does your spouse/roommate agree to adopt a dog? yes.
- Why do you want to get a boxer? We have one and love her to pieces. Plus it would be good to test some cosmetics on a boxer. they have big eyes.
- Have you ever been arrested, charged or convicted of animal abuse, neglect or endangerment? Ah…NO. If I was, would I be adopting AND telling the truth?
- Do you live in a home, apt, military housing, condo? home. hopefully business will pick up and we wont’ be moving to that cardboard box under the I-75 overpass.
- Do you have a swimming pool? yes. Sometimes we bathe in it too.
- Do you have a fenced yard? Yes. but the gate is constantly broken.
- Do you have any pets right now? Yes.
- List your pets. Oh good lord….3 cats, 2 lizards, 1 snake and anything else that shows up on the front porch.
- Names of all your pets. Harley, Maisy, Krispy, Freddie the freeloader, scott, larry. really, they are all animals and not people.
- Have you ever had dogs in the past. yes
- What happened to them. Died. Dad said one ran away and one went to a farm to live.
- List/describe other livestock that you presently have. None. Do I have to count the horse and 6 goats that showed up in my yard one day. What about the huge iguana up in my palm tree?
- Vets name . Dr. McWealthy Pants. We have made the local veterinarians very rich. They should have our name on their boat.
- Please describe your daily routine: Please, do you want to know that I get up at 5:10 to wake up teenager, then shoo her out the door at 6:15, then make coffee, wake up middle schooler at 7:30 drive her to school and return to start daily chores of cleaning up this house, exercising the dog, paying bills, cooking and generally taking care of my family in a great way? What I said was: I am a stay at home Mom. I generally don’t leave for very long periods of time (in house arrest) and I walk and exercise the dog many times during the day. (true story)
- Where will the dog be when you are away from the home? Most likely on the nice leather couch with the other dog. True
- Where will the dog sleep. Where ever the dog wants to sleep. Most likely on the king sized bed with husband, myself and other dog.
- What will happen to the dog if you move? Our pets go where we go. We will get a deluxe sized cardboard box.
- Under what circumstances would you not keep a dog? None. If it died, we would most likely not keep it.
- Are you willing to go through training with your boxer? YES A taser works wonders on an animal.
- Will you take responsibility for the dogs entire life? (10-12 years) yes. Unless we die first.
- Estimated expenses, estimate how much you would spend on medical care and food for a dog. As much as it takes. I did not even go into how much $$$$$$we spent on cocoa’s 2 surgeries in 2 weeks. there goes Lo’s first car fund.
- May a Representative visit your home? Yes. Please call first so I can hide the dead cats and dogs and get rid of some of the smell.
What do you think our chances are?
It has been 6 days and I have not heard from anyone.
The girls ask each day if we got a call. I keep telling them that the boxer people came by, saw the mess in their bathroom and under their beds and denied us a dog.
“Mother of the Year”
Cocoa is oblivious to the fact that she may get a sibbling.
She will love him, I know.
But I wonder who will reside on the back of Dad’s recliner now?
Busy Bee Suz 