I thought it was time to update you on our hunt for a new puppy.
Sponge died on the giant bed on Valentine’s Day, so we have been without a dog for 2 whole months.
It’s killing us. We actually have to talk to one another. It used to be terrific. I would go home, rant about my day or traffic to the dog and by the time my husband showed up, I was calm and she was full of biscuits.
It was a win-win situation.
We thought we had the perfect puppy- a white female English Bull Terrier from a great breeder in Kentucky. The one we loved was born deaf and was placed with a home where they can deal with the required extra training and patience.
So we waited for his next dog to whelp and Oasis gave birth over the weekend to five puppies, all apparently healthy.
The problem is they are all boys!
( Here’s the video link of the new puppies…click here)
So now we have to decide if we get a male dog or wait for the next litter in another month and hope she has a white female. I don’t know if I can go that long without a dog.
When our first English Bull Terrier Willy Bumper died, we looked in the want ads 10 days later and found a white female for sale in Pickering. That was Sponge and she was a perfect fit for our family.
This has been the longest we’ve ever been without a dog so we may re-think our preference for a female. The breeder assures us when it comes to English Bull Terriers the females are the alpha dogs and much more dominant than the males, providing you get the boys fixed right away.
I am torn between wanting a dog-any dog- or wanting the perfect dog. The breeder takes the attitude that you may not get what you want in life, but somehow you get what you need.
A very unstressful philosphy and one we may adopt.
Any advice? A girl or a boy? Pros and cons, please and thanks.
Mary Ellen Beninger
