Found Dog!

My friend, Kate, found a doggie by her house and asked if I could post his picture and info and see if anyone knew anything about this guy. She found him Soulard/Benton Park area and I know a lot of you girls live down in the area. He doesn't have a chip and Stray Rescue is full. She's going to hang onto him for a little while but if we can't find his owner or a new home, we will have to go to Humane Society.
LOCATION: Found near the intersection of Lynch and Salena around 6:00 pm on Monday March 29^th.

DOG INFO: The dog appears to be an American Bulldog (maybe a mix) and is about 70 to 80 pounds. He is white with brown markings. He has a very sweet demeanor, loves other dogs, and appears to be a little timid around men.

PLEASE CALL: Peter @ 636-346-5285 or Kate @314-537-6225

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Opinions, opinions...

Everyone has opinions. By having a few pregnant friends, I have learned that EVERYONE has an opinion about everything. Strangers tell my pregnant friends what they should do and what is best for their babies. Everyone feel like what they do is correct and the best way and I just can't imagine how that would feel to be constantly told this and that. Don't eat this, don't do that, don't take that, don't go there. It just seems like so many people think they are experts when they really aren't. I talked to my mom about it and she said that everyone tries their best and they want to think they are doing the best for their child.

No, I am not pregnant. I am just bringing this up because we are about to bring our puppy home. As I research more and more about puppies, I feel like I am going round and round about the best training techniques, what foods not to use, what toys are best, what size crates to get...blablabla. It really amazes me that everyone has an opinion for what is best. It really is exhausting.

I haven't mentioned our dog search in a while because we hit many speed bumps along the way. Tonight, my friend Kate said something that is so true..."if you aren't ready to take a dog home that minute, it will be gone." Unfortunately, this was the story with a few shelters. Finding a dog was followed by disappointment time after time. We also were burned by a few breeders in Missouri and Illinois and none ended up working out. I really got to the point where I told Mike that we weren't going to be able to find a boxer puppy (and for the record, I was fine with this) that would be ready to go home in the month of May.

Finally, we found out about a man that is not a really a breeder and is definitely not a shelter. He lives on a farm in Arkansas and his boxers "did it" and now he has 3 pups to get rid of soon. This weekend, Mike and I are driving down to Arkansas to bring a puppy home. I am praying that this doesn't fall through and I feel like we are taking a huge leap of faith. We have a picture of the one that we want but I am scared to post it in case it doesn't work out.

Keep your fingers crossed that we will be bringing little Mia home this weekend. Of course, I will keep you posted!!!

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Dog Search

Yesterday was the first official day of our search for an addition to our lives. My friend, Allison, clued us in that there was a boxer pup down in House Springs. We called Open Door Animal Shelter before we made the long drive and found out that someone had put a "hold" on her from the day before but we could come and put a "second hold" on her (in case the other couple doesn't work out or pass the home visit).

Well....we fell in love with this little baby. I almost put her in my purse and took her home.She is a 3-4 month old brindle boxer and she was SO FREAKING SWEET. Unfortunately, we are 99% sure that we won't get her. We loved her but we know that we will love other dogs too as we continue our search.

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I am exhausted!

I always think that I will catch up on my sleep over the weekend but this weekend, I just got further behind.

On Friday night, we ate dinner at Oishi Sushi in Chesterfield to celebrate Mike's brother's birthday. Danny won't be in town for his birthday so we celebrated early and it was delish. Look at all of this yummy food! We ended up being at Mike's parent's house until pretty late so it was off to bed around midnight for me.

Saturday morning, we woke up early to work on the kitchen. When Mike was getting dressed, he somehow threw out his back. He was screaming and writhing in pain. He said it was like a constant charlie-horse and very painful. Sadly, he was on the couch for most of the day and his brother, Chris, had to do all of the work. BUT, the sub floor was laid and it is all ready for tile!

We were so lucky to get a visit from Tess and her English bulldog, Truman. He is so freaking cute and I couldn't get enough of him!He is definitely a beggar and he was just fascinated with Chris. Truman followed him around and watched Chris' every move.
The guys decided to stay in and watch a movie because I had a work karaoke night with the ladies. Here are the 3 studs that have been working on the kitchen for the last 2 weeks!Mali, Nick's adorable doggie, came over to hang out too!While the boys stayed in watching "The Dark Knight," I was out singing with my work friends. We had such a great time and I think that we might have started a tradition. We will definitely do that again!This morning was a little rough but we spent the day looking for flooring and countertops. We came home with new tile and it will be put down tomorrow or Tuesday. Tonight, we are painting so I will have some new kitchen update pictures soon!

Hope you had a great weekend!

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I want a puppy!

I know we are going to get a dog in the summer but I just want one now! Mike and I have been talking about what kind of dog we want and usually end that conversation with an disagreement. Some days, I don't think we will ever get a dog because we can't agree.

When I went to Vegas a few months ago for my bachelorette party, I spent a day with some family that live there. They had the most adorable dog that I had ever seen. At first, I thought she was kind of ugly...kind of looking like a dinosaur. But the more time I spent with her, the most adorable she was and I started to fall in love! I came home and told Mike and I wanted a BOXER. Here is Stella!!!I told Mike about my love for this doggie but he told me that boxers were too hyper (I don't think that he actually knew that though).

Fast forward 3 months....Mike has a friend at work that keeps bringing in her boxer puppy. I think Mike has fallen in love. Who can't resist a puppy! LOOK AT THAT FACE!Last night, Mike and I talked in the car and I think that we are going to look into getting a boxer this summer! I started to look up pictures and found the cutest one! OHHHHHHH....I love their expressive faces and eyebrows! SO CUTE! St. Louis readers...do you know anything about Boxer Rescues or places that sell/adopt boxers? It is time to start researching!!!

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