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Today is the day!!  We are all giddy with excitement because my mom got a sweet dog today.  Her name is Macie and she is an adorable black/tan dachshund.

It has been a long four days…. filled with ups and downs, phone calls, internet searches, meet and greets, and finally dirt roads that lead us to Macie.  Let me back up.  My mom has been considering a dog for a while and recently decided that now is as good a time as any!  Nan also felt like Austin would be a good place to look for one.  We are a big city with lots of shelters and rescue agencies and Eric and I both live here.  We really are experts!  We kinda knew that this was the visit that we were going to start looking for a dog.  The main things that Nan wanted in a dog would be for them to be easy going, good company, love to take long walks, and be a manageable size.  Once we got to looking we had to add heart worm negative, cataract free, and non-barker.

We started looking on Saturday and after 3 places felt we found the perfect dog.  Her name was to be Maddie and she was a dachshund.  She was a 7 year old rescue and even as Hank so kindly pointed out that she was not going to live more than 7 more years, they both seemed to be a good fit.  When we went to pick her up the next day, there was an unfortunate mix up and Maddie was not meant to be.  We were all very disappointed, but learned a lot from that experience.  Hopefully, because my mom talked to many people at that shelter no other person will have to experience that!  From there Eric and my mom went out until 6:00 looking for another dog and missed two other dachshunds by only minutes.

The next day, I did some research and started looking into breeders.  Nan’s first choice was a sweet rescue, but once she realized that she was drawn to dachshunds I thought we should consider a breeder.  Regardless of how I feel about breeders anymore, those puppies have been born and need homes too.  Nan did not want to spend a small fortune on a dog, but through a friend we were able to find a breeder who was retiring one of her dogs.  Today we drove out to Luckenbach, Texas to meet some dogs.  We met 3 and Macie was the one that Nan liked the most.  After a little visit, it was clear to Nan that Macie was the best fit.

I can’t wait to hear about how this new friendship will grow.  It will be a while before she comes out of her shell.  A car ride with Wesley was a little taste of what is to come.  Then a meeting with Travis??  This sweet girl is going to love Nan’s home.