Puppy preparations

As noted in previous posts, Rita has warily agreed that we can adopt a puppy.  We only have a few rules – it has to be less than 25 lbs.  And it can’t have any chihuahua, terrier or jack Russell in it.  So a not insignificant portion of our current Covid quarantine consists of me showing pictures of cute puppies to Rita and her saying – “no, not that one”.  Wait a second….ARE there any dogs less than 25 lbs that don’t have these breeds in them???  I’m not on a puppy search, I’m on a snipe hunt. 

But just because we haven’t found the perfect puppy yet doesn’t mean we can’t shop for her.  I am pretty sure Rita & McC + new puppy is its own form of economic stimulus.  Rita has also been pretty clear about obedience training.  For me, of course.  And believe me, that is a good idea.  Based on my previous experience with the completely perfect Molly dog, my puppy parenting style consists mostly of me saying things like – “Awwww, but she didn’t know what she was doing when she ate that marker on the carpet.” I mean….I think Molly knew what she was doing the SECOND time she ate the marker on the carpet….  But by then the carpet was already toast anyway, right?  [Also – I don’t know where she kept getting all those markers either.]

I am a little afraid that puppy obedience classes will just be a gateway class for McC.  And the next thing you know I will be in cooking classes and then maybe-you-could-do-your-own-laundry classes.  But let’s wait to see if I pass puppy obedience school before we get too worried about more people signing up to teach me things.   

In the meantime, we’ll focus on finding the perfect non-shedding, housebroken, non-herding, low energy pet.  I bet it ends up being a cat.