Couldnt resist getting another dog
Have you ever had a dog that was stubborn, shed too much, snored and had serious intestinal distress problems? You told yourself that you would get a good old lab or golden retriever for your next pet? Yeah, it happened to me too. Let me tell you about my personal history with that all American breed, the Boston terrier. The first time I ever saw one of these little dogs was when my baby brother got his first dog. He went to the local animal shelter with mom and returned with a little black and white bundle of energy he named Spike. He was very young at the time so we made sure to get the appropriate pet training pads, in case he had an accident. This little dog immediately captured my heart, he was smart loving and seemed to put a smile on everyones face.
He would wrestle with my brother; snuggle with mom and when nobody could play with him he would get a running start and swing himself around on the rope swing in the back yard. He was very active inside too, so we bought the right freestanding pet gate for indoors. Needless to say I knew that my next dog would have to be a Boston. When I moved into my first house, I knew I wanted to get a dog, which is when Sugar came into my life. I got Sugar when she was around 1 year old from a lady who was no longer able to take care of her. When I went to pick her up I anticipated all the fun we would have. I underestimated the force of nature that would control my life down the road. Sugar was a heavy-set, 22 pound snorting, toy destroying terror of a terrier. She hogged the covers and drooled out my car window, she generally made a nuisance of herself at any opportunity.
After 13 years of being my constant companion her diagnosis of cancer and subsequent passing was one of the most difficult times of my life. I swore at that moment that I would never get that attached to another dog. I am afraid that did not last long. Enter my current dog Augustus. I really intended to get a lab or some other less demanding pet but I was drawn back to the Boston terrier. When I had talked to the dog breeder, I had told him that I wanted a female with the usual markings. I did get the traditional coloring I wanted but the little female Zoe only had 3 puppies, all male. When I went back to get my deposit, I just couldn’t resist the temptation of rescuing a dog. When I noticed the small dog struggling to escape out of his box, I knew then that he was mine. I frequently take him traveling with me around the neighborhood in a pet stroller carrier. That’s how Augustus came to be a part of the family, cleverly named after a character in the Lonesome Dove movie. Gus as he is commonly known is just as frustrating as his predecessors plus the bad habits of any unfixed male dog. So here I sit with a living room full of dog toys and this little dog absorbing body totally frustrated and happy.
LABRADOR PUPPY SNORING BY TSAM! FUNNY
