So this is probably going to be huge news to some given how vocal Sara had been about getting another dog. She did not want another dog and had no interest in being responsible for one but she knew that Brian really really wanted one. And since marriage is about compromise she compromised this time. Matter of fact, our future family dog gave him a well-thought out card for Father's Day saying that we would look for one after Christmas (date chosen because of all of our Fall travel). Brian's reaction was less than stellar because it seemed so far away so Sara kind of just forgot about it. She wasn't very happy with his reaction given how big of a step it was for her but whatever. Life goes on. And then Dash came up on Sara's Facebook page and it got her thinking. A rescue dog that was already trained wouldn't be that bad....
But we didn't talk about it or call until Sara was talking to her good friend Julie about a dog (they have two) and Julie insisted she call about Dash (she too had seen Dash on Facebook). Sara emailed but Dash was already taken a few days ago. Well low and behold a few hours after Sara let Julie know that, the below picture shows up on Sara's phone from Julie. Sara asked who is that and Julie responded 'it's your dog. Robbie Hillins' Huh?? Did Julie get this dog for us? We wouldn't but it past her but we were hoping that wasn't the case LOL.
She said there was a lot of interest in Robbie through the Arizona Small Dog rescue and when we didn't call right away she called and let Sara know that he was still available and matter of fact Julie said she heard Robbie say 'Mommy Hillins' in the background. :-)
Well Sara had sent the pic of Robbie to Brian along with a video and he wondered if we should go see him because he had called about Dash and learned that he was already adopted.
Well he called and hit it off with the foster Mommy Sherry and agreed that we would go see him that evening. There was a lot of interest in Robbie with people coming the next day so if we really wanted him we would have to move quick. Awww...that face!!
We went to see him and it was instant love for Mommy! Robbie didn't bark. Weighed about 9lbs, didn't shed (she wore black to verify) and was excellent with the kids!!
Robbie liked us too! And the kids really liked him!
We decided that Robbie would be our doggie! Wow!! Our first family picture!
It was kind of weird leaving Robbie there that night knowing that he was ours but he was scheduled to get neutered the next day and it only made sense that Sherry would take him. Lucky for us she sent a lot of pics of our new doggie over so that we could continue to get to know him!
That face!!
He loves toys and nylabones so we will be sure to get those for him for our house!
Robbie did great for his surgery! Poor doggie looked so tired post-surgery!
That night he slept like a baby.
Side note, he does go in his kennel but after Sherry could trust him that he was potty trained he got to sleep on a bed! On Thursday evening we went over to see our little guy and give him a special toy. We brought him a Mickey water bottle thing. He definitely does not discriminate against toys and much prefers to hoard them.
Side note: He was supposed to come home on Wednesday after his surgery but then we found out that the shelter had a rule that for dogs that came from County had a 10 day health holding period just to make sure everything was okay. We of course were disappointed but it made sense. We could have bent the rules but seeing that Sherry was going to keep him during our upcoming trip to MN, rather than go back and forth after his surgery, we agreed to the rules and agreed to go see him when we could. When we left that evening Robbie got kisses from Ashley...
...and Trevor! Lots of love for our little guy!
So a little back story on Robbie. We aren't entirely sure how he ended up at the County animal shelter but he was there for 3 days before he was going to be put to sleep. That's their policy! If you lose your dog, you only have 3 days to find him or her before he is euthanized. So sad!!!!!!!!!! So he went on the E-list Tuesday at 5:30am and luckily Arizona Small Dog Rescue swooped him up and saved him!!! We saw him Tuesday at 8pm so what a day for Robbie!!!
He reminds us a bit of Randle except that he likes his kennel, plays with toys and doesn't seem to have separation anxiety. He's a smart puppy. Auntie Sherry is training him well. He definitely knows sit, wait, shake and is working on lay. We're pretty lucky that Sherry was there to be his foster Mommy. She is so good with him! Robbie will miss her two doggies, Mickey and Boo but hopefully our two kids will be enough entertainment for him. He will also get to go to work with Brian frequently so that will be fun for him - and Brian - too! So there will be lots of updates as Robbie (new name TBD) joins our family! Yay!
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