It is strangely quiet in our house.  I mean to say all the kids noises are here, but the woofs and tail thumps are not here. It’s odd. I’ve spent most of my life sharing my home with a dog if not dogs, and to not have any is just plain weird. Not to mention the floor is a lot dirtier. Who knew 2 kids created so many crumbs in a day when no one is cleaning up the crumbs. We have filled out a couple of applications to get a rescue dog. It’s a process and some have even joked do you have to give blood too? Well it’s a bit of a hassle, fill out an application, have a phone interview, have a home inspection, then maybe adopt a dog when you are matched. But this  process has some distinct advantages over say going to a shelter or paying big bucks for purebred. The dogs from rescues have been living in someone’s home and have some basic house manners and training, and the foster folks already know about the dogs. If I go to a shelter I won’t have much information and might bring home an aggressive dog. What’s the point it would go right back to the shelter. A purebred puppy would be great, but I remember mine as pups, they were a lot of work, and not house trained. The pups are expensive. We think this rescue idea will work, I’ll keep you posted!