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We just "adopted" Benji last weekend and are enjoying the heck out of him! We did find him by not the most preferred means (good ol' Craigslist), but his previous owner was being kicked out of her rental with 1 weeks notice and had to move into a no-pet apartment. She seemed genuine in trying to find him a good home (she said she got over 100 replies to her ad in the first hour), and as leery as I was about Craigslist, I just explained we were looking for a little furry family member (my 6 year old twins have been wanting a dog for a long, long time) and that we planned to take good care of him and spend lots of time letting him adjust. He came with "verbal" shot records, and he's not fixed (yet! we will be taking care of that!), and he looked a little raggedy. After the first week, he is solidly attached to my boyfriend and I, and is about 95% attached to the kids (their squealing still spooks him a bit, I think!). We got him to the groomer this weekend and we're going to the vet this coming weekend to get him up to date on shots and get the neutering scheduled. He's marking little squirts here and there in the house, even his bed, but we just try to keep an eye on him and take him out often (although after reading posts on here, I'm going to be sure to ask the vet about a UTI just to be sure). He is a sweet boy, and even though we got him through not the best venue, I already know he's going to be a very special part of our little family! Below are some pics (you can tell which are before the groomer, he's 10X cuter now that we can see his little eyes!) |