Bijou was (mostly) planned. We had adopted Bonnie, our first cat, in the month of January, and by February I knew I wanted a second pet for our family - this time, a dog. We checked many shelters online and went to see one group of pups that we soon realized wouldn't be right for our family...when we returned home that afternoon I felt really sad - like we were missing "someone...". That evening, I found our Bijou on a local rescue's website. I had actually noted her photo previously, during our search, and this time made the call to the rescue the next morning to find out about her. I was told she was the final collie pup available from a litter of sables (she was the only tri), and that the rescue had two other families calling about her. I told them to hold her for me until 12:00 p.m. and drove like mad through terrible weather conditions to see her. I adopted her on the spot and brought her home!
Four months later we adopted a sibling pair of cats so now have our hands full (of fur!) ;)
I just adore this girl. Now if only I could get my hubby to agree to a second dog, I think a pair of pups and a trio of felines would be perfect!
BTW, interestingly, the rescue's photo simply showed her little black body tucked into the mass of her sable collie pup siblings! I really didn't know who I was going to be meeting -- she ran like wild, jumped like crazy, and was all-around ebullient with her taste of freedom. She's such a wonderful metaphor for all that is good in the world!
