the adoption process

the dog adoption process has officially begun! earlier this week, an adoption counselor (official title) from of the shelters i sent an application to emailed me to begin searching for a dog. today, i had my screening interview over the phone. she asked me why i wanted a dog, where it would sleep, go to the bathroom, what type of personality were we looking for, etc. i answered her questions and she answered mine, and now she's going to set up a home visit, where a volunteer will come and make sure we haven't secretly stashed away five other dogs (her example) and that we actually have room for it and that kayla and i aren't crazies. then, she'll start putting us in touch with the dogs' foster families, and we'll set up appointments to go meet them and the dog, and ask some more detailed questions.

currently, the little guy topping our list from this shelter is gus (a name he's only had for two weeks so it can definitely be changed). he's a shih tzu mix, which means he's hypoallergenic and has minimal shedding. he's between 6 and 8 years old, so he's a little older, but that also means he's already house broken and a little more mellow. he's 17 lbs and he's being brought up to dc from a high kill shelter in nc. if he doesn't work out, there are also two lhasa apsos (1 1/2 yrs and 3 yrs) coming up from the same shelter. anyways, hopefully we'll get to meet gus this week...here are the picture from his petfinder portfolio! (he had to be shaved because the hair was so matted, but it'll grow back to look more like his head and tail, haha)