Puppies!

A while back I posted about us getting a puppy when we get our house. Last week I found a potential breeder. They're in VA. The mom & dad are both beautiful dogs. They're not going to be breeding until the fall and the puppies will be available in January. We were planning to go meet the mom in May on the way home from Raleigh.

This is the mom. I usually don't care for brindles but there's something about her that I like :-)

This is the dad. Gorgeous :-)

As you may have realized by now, our plans change quite often...

My dad lives in the country & there's a stray dog he's been feeding for a while. My niece has named her "Pretty Baby". She was pregnant and had the puppies around the time we were on vacation (that makes them 5-6 weeks old right now). While I was at my dad's, she came by for lunch with 2 of her puppies. As soon as I saw this one in the picture I fell in love with it. We're not quite sure what it's mixed with. We know the mom has Pit in her & I'm guessing she has a little Lab in her too. My dad said he's seen a male around that's probably mostly Pit. I don't know if it's a boy or girl. The only human contact the puppy has had is when it got just close enough for me to pick it up. It started squeeling so I put it down. I didn't know how the mom would react. As soon as I put it down it took off with the mom. Josh was on his way to the car to get his camera so this is all we got.

I still love American Bulldogs & we plan to get one someday. I just can't bring myself to spend a LOT of money on a dog when I can save this one. As you know, Pits have a bad reputation. They're actually great dogs when they're raised properly. I grew up with one and my dad has one now that we've had since I was in high school. I've had lots of dogs, several pure bred & several mixed. Those two Pits are by far the best dogs I've ever had (definitely not the best puppies, they chewed everything...but absolutely the best dogs). Anyway, they have horrible reputations because of what so many people raise & breed them to do. In the area my dad lives in, this poor dog doesn't stand a chance. If it cowers & won't fight, it will just be used as bait. Getting hit by a car is probably one of the better things that could happen to this puppy. I just can't let that happen if I can help it.

We were going to bring the puppy home with us Sunday. We were not prepared at all so we picked up the essentials. My dad wasn't able to find where she had the puppies so he said he would keep it for me until we came home again (in May). I was disappointed but relieved. I was excited & ready to bring the puppy home but we are definitely not prepared yet. We've been spending a lot of time looking at houses so we're not home much. There are 1000 reasons we're not ready. I talked to my dad today & he still hasn't been able to find them. He said he would try to bring it to us the weekend of Easter if he's able to find it. My mom gave us a crate & said she would take it to the vet to get it checked & vaccinated when my dad finds it. Hopefully my dad will be able to find it soon so it can get used to the crate & people. I'll keep you posted :-)