Our Puppy: Klaus

So we are so excited about our first addition to the family, that I'm going to prematurely post this! This is Klaus. I was looking online for places near where we will be living, and found the CARA animal shelter, in Sanford NC. Just casually looking through the dogs page, I noticed that one of the dogs' names was Klaus.

Normally, this wouldn't be anything special, BUT... Kurt's middle name is Klaus, and sort of has a funny story behind it! So, it was just fate that his name was Klaus, AND he's a Jack Russell mix (Kurt apparently loves Jack Russells and needs to have a dog with wirey hair to prevent allergies). It turns out that Klaus is a bit young too, only a year old!

I kept an eye on him on the internet for a few weeks, probably even a month, though I doubted he'd still be available when we even had the time to go down.... But, much to my suprise he was still there when we went house hunting in the area, and that's where we got to meet him! Although Klaus felt the need to pee on every tree in the yard where we visited him, he seemed like a very happy boy, and ready to play.. just a little distracted. I think he's been cooped up in those kennels for way too long, so the look of the yard got him in an exploring mood! We also found out that poor Klaus was 'adopted' twice, and people were going to pay for him and pick him up all at once, and never showed up! Poor guy!

When I heard this, I knew we should pay for him in advance, so he, and the volunteers at the shelter would know we meant business :) the other day we put down the payment for his adoption fee, and I went and bought him all kinds of things for when we pick him up on May 19. In addition to a leash and brush, shampoo, etc... I just bought this collar on the internet! I gave Kurt a whole bunch of collar choices, but he picked the one I liked best (not sure if he really liked it the best or was just trying to make me happy, either way, he's a sweety!)



We can't wait to pick him up!