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I'm just so stinking excited, I had to post here to get some of it out.

I work at a vet hospital, and we have a client who breeds english bulldogs.  He recently had a litter, and it turns out that one of the little girls is deaf.  When the breeder brought in one of his females for a c-section, we got to talking and I heard about this little lovebug.  I told him I'd be interested in adopting her if he was giving her away, and thought he'd never get back to me.  I heard this morning that he called my hospital (on my day off, of course) about us, and we're going to meet the little lady tonight!  We'd be adopting her from him, since he says he can't sell her and pretty much just wants to get rid of her.  He's disappointed because she's really sweet, but he can't sell a deaf dog I guess.

We really wanted to adopt a dog from a shelter to avoid supporting breeders and puppy mills, and to give a dog who is in earnest need of a loving home a chance.  Although we aren't adopting the older pound pooch we originally had in mind, I'm still really excited to give this little love muffin a shot at a great, loving home when she otherwise might not get one.  Plus, with Mr. Octo's background in sign language (the man tries to sign to me while brushing his teeth) and my veterinary experience, I think we're ideal candidates to take in a little special-needs baby.  So flipping excited!

Thanks, Mrs. DG.  I had a black lab who passed away in May, and we both wanted to make sure I was emotionally ready to adopt another dog before we got one.  Nellie was such a great dog, it makes me tear up a little still thinking about her...but we both feel ready to take a new little love in our lives!  She'll complete our trifecta of odd animals...we have a one-eyed goldfish, a guinea pig with some personality quirks, and hopefully soon a deaf doggie!  We're suckers for the "special" ones.

JEALOUS!!! That is so exciting :) Yay for you!

What a cutie, snake!  Thanks for sharing the excitement, guys!  I'm jumping out of my skin :)

Enjoy puppy parenthood!

We recently adopted a cocker spaniel/poodle puppy and he is our joy (and a lot of work, but that's another post!)

I'm with you, hotchild.  We were absolutely adamant that we weren't going to buy a dog.  I feel a little bad that we might be adopting from a breeder, but she's an adoption regardless and she'd have ZERO chance in a shelter.

yay for puppies!  and even bigger YAY for adoptions! 

We got a puppy this spring, and I adore him.  Now I want to get him a mastiff as a playmate...  persuaded by these photos.  :)

Yay you all make me so happy!  It's so funny that you're talking about pits...we were at a shelter yesterday and we fell in love with the most darling pitbull.  When we called our apartment complex, they told us we'd get evicted if we brought her home.  Mr. Octo was near tears, but it looks like she got adopted later that same day, so this pit story has a happy lining :)

P.S. We're going to meet our little girl in half an hour!  Hopefully she can come home this weekend.  Thank you guys again, and keep the happy puppy stories coming!

We just got back, and she's probably one of the cutest puppies I've ever seen.  And definitely deaf :)

Maisie comes home Friday night!!  And excuse the wacky hair and shininess...it's been a bit of a muggy day here in Raleigh and I just got a massage for my birthday, compliments of Mr. Octo!  It's been a good day.