Where do I begin? My boyfriend and I already have a rescue mutt, Ginger, so we both knew how rewarding it can be to have a loving, loyal and hilarious critter living in our house. I have always wanted a little dog to call my own, but we never had a big enough place for two dogs (we barely had room for Ginger, honestly). So, the second my boyfriend and I moved into a new house with a big back yard I got on Petfinder and started searching for a new family member. We looked and looked and looked. We filled out applications and sent photos of our yard and copies of our lease and any other thing that people asked for. We went to adoption events and shelters every weekend, but none of the dogs we met were just right for us. Don't get us wrong---it was difficult to turn away from those sweet little faces and all those puppy kisses, but we knew that it was important to find the dog that would fit best in our home and get along with Ginger. So, we waited.
We saw a picture of Ernie (originally named Riley) on the PUP website and knew we had to meet him. We were cautiously optimistic; we had done this before and knew that a picture didn't always guarantee a good match. We got up Sunday morning and drove to the Issaquah Petco (from Seattle) where we were told that Ernie, his foster mom, and an adoption facilitator would meet us. We were there early, of course, and the second we saw his scruffy little butt walk through that door we both looked at each other and KNEW he was our dog. We had a meet and greet, talked with the foster and the folks from PUP, Ginger and Ernie had a bit of a walk together and everything went great.
Ernie came home with us that afternoon and it has been the funnest month EVER in our new home. He has gained a lot of confidence and learned several new tricks. He is such a sweet little man, we cannot imagine life without him now.
Thank you PUP!
Amy, Alex, Ernie and Ginger.
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