I really hope that you get approved! How we got our one cat is exactly one of those “Oh what the heck” stories. We went to our vet’s office one day for something or other and in the waiting area, they have what i call “The Please-Adopt-Me-Cages”. Usually there are cats or kittens in the cages, and you can take them out and visit with them. In the one cage, i noticed this adorable little gray tabby kitten, so i took her out and loved her up. I then handed her to my mom, and she cuddled right into her arms, which led to her name, Cuddles. After a while, i asked her with my best puppy-dog face. Please Mom? And than the vet came out and added to my begging and Mom with pseudo reluctance and a roll of her eyes. She said oh, okay, and forked over the $20 (for her vaccinations, spaying, etc). And so we got Cuddles. And we still had errands to run that day, and as it was summer we couldn’t leave her out in the car, she was so little i got the idea of putting her in my purse, i dumped it out and put her in, it was all cloth and i left it partially unzipped, so she wasn’t uncomfortable, and the whole time she didn’t make a peep. But when i took her out, we found out she actually peed a little tiny bit in the bottom of my purse, we just laughed though and tossed the purse in the wash, no harm, no foul. And we also got our dog Nellie from our local animal shelter. And our one cat Rosie we got from the same vet, she was free, because nobody wanted her. We couldn’t believe it, as she is the sweetest little thing and so goofy, and we love her so much. And our third and final cat Bootsie, she just wandered into our backyard and we brought her into our house not long before her first heat, and we got her spayed and she stayed in the house. But she does dart out the back door every now and again, but that isn’t much of a problem, because our dog is tied up in the yard and she’ll take one look at the dog and either jump up on the roof of my uncle’s car or go under it. Ah, life with cats. Such fun.

Jillian, I hope she works out as well. It also gives me an excuse to haul myself outdoors for some exercise.

Liz, I do enjoy the German Shepherds as well. I think sometimes husbands think, “Great, now I have to pick up dog doo and sweep up dog fur” without thinking of the fun side of having a dog.

Linda, maybe you could get a small pet, like a hamster? We babysat a hamster a couple times, and he was quite cute–a certain odor though. Ever since I was visiting my mother in the hospital and all she could do was talk about the therapy dog that came through and what fun he was, I thought that would a great thing to do with a dog.

Thanks for your good wishes! I don’t want to get my hopes up too high, but I would like to get this particular dog.

Marie