Jon,
No, not yet. I've been really thinking about it and I'm kind of in a "moral" dilemma.
I am fighting the local humane society about their "rules" on ownership of the dogs that they have. They don't wish a single male to adopt because they think that I just want one for abuse or use in fighting or something. I don't know, these libs around here will rather kill a dog then to let it get adopted it seems
I went to look at the breed that I was interested in but I just can't justify buying a papered dog at the cost of $500 when I can try to adopt at a lesser price but more importantly, give a dog that no one wants a second chance. I've always been a sucker for 2nd chance dogs.
So, no, not yet. I figure that I have some time to decide what to do. I would like to get a companion right at this moment but I can't just think about what I want but what I can offer to the dog once I bring her (I'm partial to the females of the species, just seem to be better companions IMHO) home.
Unlike my sister, who went to the pound and got a dog, which she abandoned, and they considered her "safe" because she was a single female and not a single male.
In a way, I'm hoping (have faith) that any puppy or adult dog will enter into my life as my Georgie did. I was talking with a fellow co-worker and he said that he and his wife were foster "parents" to animals when the local shelter was full. He said that they had a cat there that I might be interested in. I went to meet her and decided that I would give her a chance.
For the next couple of weeks, I went to work with marks on my hands and arms, you see, she was part (about 2/3's) feral. She had her ways, I had mine, and after about a year, we came to an understanding and I've loved her ever since (liked her for the first year but wasn't sure if it would work out).
She wasn't a second chance cat; she was on death row basically.
She was estimated at 4 years old when I got her. I've had her for around 11 years now, so she is at an estimated 15 years old (and acts like a kitten
).
So, in a way, I'm biding my time. Instead of doing what I've done for years, jumping into something without really thinking about it, I've decided that the dog that I get isn't going to be one that I pick out, it's going to be one that picks me out.
Wayne