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As may of you know we rescued a dog right before Christmas from Noah. Albert and Antonio, well more vocally from Antonio, have been begging for a dog for at least a year. I continued to say no to them for two main reasons.
1. I'm not a dog person. Or cat and really any kind pet of person. I don't like pet hair all over my things and me. And I don't want myself or my home to smell like a pet lives here.
2. I would ultimately be the one taking care of the dog since I am home and dogs are a big responsibility. I wasn't ready for that nor was I wanting that.
However, I stalked the Noah website at least once a week if not more at times. We had some specifics we were looking for in a dog though.
- A small dog.
- A dog that either didn't ever shed or rarely shed.
- One that was not high energy
Those 3 things were important to me, us. When looking for a dog at a shelter it is very hard to be sure that all 3 of those things are met. Most dogs at the shelter don't stay long so they don't get a good sense of what the dogs are like so it's a gamble, another reason I was so hesitant.
I happened to look at Noah's website one day and saw a super cute terrier mix dog. I told Albert we should go meet him the next day and much to his surprise agreed. Albert and Antonio had tickets to go see the new Star Wars movie that next morning so when they got home we told Antonio we were going to the shelter to look at a dog but there was a good chance we would not leave with a dog. Justin case.
Antonio was very excited!
I was super nervous and on the way wondered what I had gotten us into. Ha. We got there looked around and didn't see the dog I had seen online but saw Lilly. She was curled up in a ball sleeping. Her paperwork outside her room said she was very shy and timid. She was a small dog and said to be very timid and shy, so 2 of the criteria was met. I thought, perfect... enough! ☺
We asked about the original dog and they said he had been adopted first thing that morning... but that we could meet Lilly, at that time her name was Jessie (like she was meant to be). In her room she was very timid but took to the 3 of us well. We impulsively adopted her and took her home that day! For me it was one of those "what did we just do?!" moments for sure!
We were in no way ready to bring a dog home. We stopped at Petco on the way and I had the same feeling there as I did when I registered at Babies R Us for Antonio; completely overwhelmed!
- 10 different kinds of beds
- 10 different kinds of food bowls
- More than 10 different kids of dog food (happily Noah gave us a list of brands they fed there)
- 5 or 6 different kinds of harness'
- so many different kinds of treats
- and don't get me started on toys....
I survived Petco and we all survived the first night without any issues! For the first few days she was like a cat. All she did was sleep and barely eat. She was recovering from being spayed the day prior and just trying to get to know her new surroundings. She had been through so much that month. She was brought in to an Los Angeles shelter as a stray the first week of December. She had just had babies and they spayed her there but unfortunately not correctly or she didn't recover well. She was shortly flown to Noah due to lack of space there (most likely due to all the wildfires) and arrived to Noah on the 15th, spayed (again) on the 16th and we met and brought he home on the 17th. Talk about a traumatic month. Poor girl.
Since then she has gotten used to us and our home and her true self has come out. She is so sweet but seems to be very afraid of men, specifically bigger men. She has become a barker... at almost everything and everyone. We clearly need help there. She is very loving and seems to have had some type of training originally as she takes to a crate very well from day one and has the beginning stages of being potty trained. Everyone in awhile she sits when asked as well as coming tom us when called. Monday her and I start basic dog training and I am excited for that. Hopefully she doesn't bark and growl the whole time! Ha! She loves going on walks and loves to run everyone in awhile.
After having Lilly for for a little over 2 weeks I can honestly say I can't imagine my life without her. I am still not a dog person but I am 100% MY dog person! In a weird way I feel like she has completed our little family. Antonio takes such good care of her and loves on her so much! His jobs are to take her out and go potty, take her on walks with us, and feed her. He even knows his job is to pick up the poop and does it without hesitation! I am so impressed with him.
Albert?! Lilly is obsessed with him. Those two have a bond like no other, it is so sweet. Especially after seeing how she is with men. We've all decided this Christmas break was the best one by far we've had as a family and I think Lilly was a part of that. She knows I love my cuddles with her and lays down next to me every now and then! ♥ I just love her and so much more that I thought I would! Besides a few things we need to work on with her she is perfect for our little family!
It will be another adjustment when Antonio goes back to school tomorrow but it will give Lilly and I a chance to bond and create a routine for the school week. This very much non dog person is absolutely in love with this dog! I hope you all can come over to meet her some time soon, however it will be slowly overtime since she seems to think most people who come over are here to harm her or us. I saw a window sticker at Petco the other day and so far I feel it applies 100% to us. It said, "my rescue, rescued me". 🎀🐕
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