This big little cutie, essentially found her home with us, a little over a week ago.
Last week we had a leak in our kitchen faucet, so the repair guy was here during the day fixing it. He had left the back door open, as well as the side gate because he had to go in and out of the house.
Then, all of the sudden, as the repair guy is under the sink, this dog comes crawling between his legs! The repair guy assumed this dog was our dog, so he made sure to put her in the backyard and lock the gate before he left.
When Kevin got home from work, you can imagine his surprise when he saw this sitting at our back door. Poor thing was freezing because it was raining that day (yes, there was indeed rain last week). So he brought her into the garage, gave her some food and water and a warm blanket to lay on.
Once I got home from work and met this cutie, I immediately fell in love. How could you not!? Right away we both said we wanted to keep her. But we knew the right thing to do would be to try and find her owners.
We took her to a vet nearby to see if she had a chip. She did, and the lady at the vet tried calling two different numbers, with no such luck. The chip was only registered with the vet that had implanted it. So, Stella had to stay with us that night until we could call the vet the next morning once they opened. Darn! ;)
Of course, it was hard not to get even more attached to her as the night went on. She was so well behaved and really the ideal dog for us (other than Kahlua, of course ;) ).
Morning came and I made the dreaded call to the vet. I was praying over and over that she wouldn’t have an owner. When I called they knew right away who she was when I gave them her chip number. The lady on the phone told me that Stella was actually living with a foster family last she knew, and that she was part of the organization known as Smiley Dog Rescue. There was hope!
The lady on the phone put me in touch with a contact at Smiley Dog Rescue and it turns out that she was up for adoption! So that day I took off work so I could get all the paperwork filled out so that we could adopt this funny dog, and also so she wouldn’t be home alone at a strange house. I don’t think it could’ve gone any better if we had planned it ourselves! :)
A little background about Stella: when she was a little puppy she got very sick and almost died. Her owners at that time relinquished her to the vet because they couldn’t afford to vaccinate her and get her fixed. The vet brought Stella back to health, fixed her and was able to place her with Smiley Dog Rescue. When she showed up at our house last week, she apparently got out of the backyard of the foster home she was staying at – which happens to be about five blocks from our house.
She has been such a joy!
And she’s quite photogenic!
Definitely a handful, because she is only six months old. Which also means she’ll grow about 20 more pounds. Oof!
But how can you be angry at a face like this? :)
She gets along great with other dogs and loves dog parks. Which is great for us because it’s a way for us to wear her out.
She snores like a grown man, but sleeps through the night so we take the good with the bad.
Her BFF is my parents’ dog, Hattie. They became fast friends.
Kahlua however, is not a fan. She’s not too thrilled with our decision to bring this new dog into the house. She was such a nervous wreck the first few days after Stella found us. No worries though, because Kahlua has shown her who’s boss and I think she’s realizing that Stella isn’t going anywhere soon – much to her dismay, I’m sure. ;)
So, our family of three has grown to a family of four. Unexpectedly; but we’re pretty excited to have an (eventual) playmate for Kahlua, a big dog to keep me safe when Kevin travels and the kind of pet that Kevin has wanted for a long time.
Blessed,
