It was decided that the new pet of the house was to be a dog. The Michigan Humane Society actually had a pretty well put together site with photos and descriptions, but I had no way of knowing how up to date it was, as well as the fact that the site is for the whole state, and there’s three or four shelters in all. I went to the main shelter in Detroit.

Apparently I’ve been spoiled until now in terms of animal shelters. My parents and I have rescued a few cats, and the shelter near my parents house is really nice. The whole thing is very open and very clean. The area with the animal cages has skylights. They have a bunch of rooms down a couple of hallways where you can take your animal to see how you get along with it. Detroit shelter… Not so much.

There were about 20 people and a few animals crammed into the lobby area. People were either dropping off animals or picking them up. One woman spent the whole time justifying to everyone who even glanced in her direction why she was dropping her cats off at the shelter. Getting the attention of any of the people working there was pretty much impossible. Someone finally said to go look at the dogs.

I had already decided that I wasn’t going to get a puppy. It’d be way too much work, and I’m in school right now. On top of that, puppies are twice the price of dogs over 4 months, because people always want puppies more than older dogs. So it worked out both ways in this instance. There weren’t very many dogs in there in the first place, and I already knew I couldn’t get a huge dog, so that eliminated a few right off the top. It was quickly narrowed down to three; a sandy coloured terrier mix, a lab/huskie mix and a rottweiler/german shepard mix. The latter of the three was entirely too sleek to be either of the two that they listed. She had been out for a walk when I’d first gotten there. I opened her cage to say hello, and she slowly pushed herself into my lap until her whole body was twisted sideways on top of my legs. She had the sweetest face. I was taken. I filled out the app and went through all the paperwork and such. I paid to have her microchipped… They do it for really cheap in an effort to keep animals with their owners.

She hasn’t yet been sterilised, so I can’t pick her up until next Tuesday morning. I went to the pet store and spent a ton of money on new puppy things. I haven’t picked out a name yet. Three days. Should be long enough. I’m super excited. I’m going to take the day off Tuesday so I can spend it with her.