Hi! I'm new too.

[fivepups]

Hello fellow animal lovers. I will introduce my pack - Belle a 12 year old lab mix, Mysti a 7 year old mix of some sort, whippet, greyhound not really sure, Daphne a 6 year old Japanese Chin and the "kids" Raiden and Lulu, 18 month old rat terrier mixes (they are brother and sister).

I did not really intend to have five dogs, but our little rat terrier Crystal became sick and died the beginning of August - it was just terrible and so unexpected. We did not plan on getting another dog, but there just seemed to be a hole where Crystal had been. One night I started looking at Petfinder and found an adorable little rat terrier mix that could be a miniature of our dog Mysti. I showed her to my daughter - it's just the two of us here now - and she had also been thinking about getting another dog. I contacted the woman at the rescue - Deb's Dogs - for information about LuLu. She gave me LuLu's background - said she had been returned to the rescue along with her brother Raiden - because Raiden barked too much and woke his owner's new baby and he liked to chase ducks. The dogs were being kept at a prison and being trained by inmates. As I said I had only planned to take LuLu, but I started thinking about her brother Raiden and I asked Deb about him too. She said we could meet him when we came to get LuLu and could decide if we wanted them both.

When we first saw them in the lobby of the prison, Raiden immediately took to my daughter and I knew there was no way we were leaving witihout him. He stretched up and put his paws on me and looked at me with his big brown eyes and I could not have possibly refused to take him home too.

Things have been going well, just a few squabbles here and there.

I know that Raiden and Lulu can't take Crystal's place, but her death opened up a spot in our home for a homeless dog, and the more the merrier.

Thanks for letting me tell my story - I look forward to reading everyone's posts.

[Barb04]

Welcome! What a wonderful story of how you adopted Raiden and Lulu.

[Baxter'smybaby]

welcome to the forum!

[PoodleMommy]

I dont think we ever set out for as many as we end up with!

Sometimes the right ones just find us.

Welcome! Cant wait to hear more about your pups and see pics.

[JessLough]

welcome to Chaz! great story, sorry to hear about you Crystal though. The death can always take a toll on the family - but glad to hear it had a happy ending! We love pictures here

[bubbatd]

Welcome to you and your crew !