Today while Brian took Georgia to a classmate's birthday party, I met a woman who is fostering a puppy, Tucker, who we hope to adopt. He is a schnauzer (50% - his mother is a purebred) mix, perhaps corgi or dachshund, who is being cared for by a local rescue organization.
In the coming weeks, we will meet at home with an adoption representative who will decide if our home will suit Tucker's needs. We are hopeful and fairly confident that this will work out and we will adopt Tucker just before Halloween.
In the meantime, Tucker will stay with his foster mother until he finishes getting his initial vaccinations and gets neutered.
After looking into adopting a larger dog (golden retriever), Brian decided he wanted to wait until Spring. However, when he saw Tucker online, his heart melted and he quickly completed the adoption application. We had hoped to keep this a secret from Georgia until we were sure everything would work out but we are fairly certain this will happen and we (Brian!) could not wait to tell her about Tucker. Needless to say, she is extremely excited.We really think Tucker will be a fantastic addition to our family. We are all so excited to move forward and bringing Tucker home. His foster mother said that the organization typically does not adopt to families with children but since he is a puppy and she is old enough to understand how to care for a dog, they think this will be a fantastic match. Tucker and Georgia will be able to grow up together, which is one of the things that makes us most excited.
(Photos are from the rescue's website. Our camera seems to be broken, which explains the lack of recent photos on the blog.)
