Introducing my new puppy, Jasper! I was walking to work Friday morning when I passed by a house with this adorable puppy out front. I stopped to coo and aww over him when the owner of the house came outside. He picked him up, put him in my arms and told me to keep walking down the road. I said, "what?... which house does he go to?" and the man just told me, "any house! please!"
There is an overpopulation of dogs and cats here, as you might imagine. Immediately I called my Russian tutor and explained the situation and she told me it's normal for families to get rid of their pets. They are mostly used as guard animals, not pets, she explained. So, I started to walk to work with him and then quickly turned around to go back home and asked my host mom for permission. I was like a little girl asking, "Please, please, please?!"
We already have a German Sheperd for a guard dog, but I think he'll make a nice addition to the family.
Natalie, your puppy is adorable. I think it was meant to be, I'm going to tell Christopher we can get a dog but only if it's the Moldova way!
ReplyDeleteas a guard dog?! Definitely useful... but if you pick up a little one along a street make sure they get their shots! Fortunately, I've been fully rabbies vaccinated!
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