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We had to cancel our vacation to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. One sick kid would have been enough, but we had three. So what do you do to make the weekend special? You get a dang dog, that’s what you do.
We started out at our local animal shelter. They seemed to only have Labradors, which Christiane vetoed, and Pit Bulls, which I vetoed. Saturday came and went. No dog. We got a little cranky.
On Sunday we went to the Town Lake animal shelter. We spent 2 hours filling out forms, waiting, being interviewed, and eventually playing with the only acceptable dog they had. She was sweet, and we said we would take her. We got back in line. Twenty minutes later they tell us, “Sorry but that dog is taken and we already have a backup. Buh-bye.” We got really cranky.
So we started hitting the pet stores. Petsmart and Petco host Paw Match dog rescues on Sundays and we went to 4 of them. Rows and rows of Labradors and Pit Bulls. Eventually we found ourselves at a Petsmart in Round Rock. And there she was.
I asked if I could visit with the white one. They got me a leash. She was so sleepy she could barely stand. The rescue person said she had been playing with kids all day. Good answer.
We paid the fee, stocked up at Petsmart (they don’t call them smart for nothin’), named her, and took her home.
She is the best dog ever.
Updated to add: Her name is Trixie 
11 Comments for A New Erwin
heather
February 21, 2007, 4:18 pm
February 21, 2007, 4:18 pm
Omigosh y’all she’s perfect. You are a lucky, lucky family.
megan
February 21, 2007, 4:56 pm
February 21, 2007, 4:56 pm
Congratulations! What a cutie.
Elizabeth K
February 21, 2007, 5:23 pm
February 21, 2007, 5:23 pm
What’s her name? She’s very cute.
Bruce
February 21, 2007, 5:52 pm
February 21, 2007, 5:52 pm
She is the best dog ever.
Well, I’d say so, if she can levitate a ball with her mind like that.
Laurie
February 21, 2007, 6:21 pm
February 21, 2007, 6:21 pm
She has the body of a rat terrier (that’s what we have). Prepare, she will never calm down and will always have energy to play with children.
Andrew
February 21, 2007, 6:36 pm
February 21, 2007, 6:36 pm
So what’s her name, then? Don’t leave us hanging!
Leslie
February 21, 2007, 7:41 pm
February 21, 2007, 7:41 pm
What a cutie!!! Yes, definitely tell her her name. She definitely looks like a high-energy sweety – probbably a great flyball dog if you have a flyball group in your area; if she’s ball crazy she’ll LOVE it and the little rat & jack russel terriers are great at it. There seem to be a bunch of housebloggers getting dogs all of a sudden – our rescued pug puppy comes home with us in about a month and we’re very excited.
Elizabeth K
February 21, 2007, 10:17 pm
February 21, 2007, 10:17 pm
I think buying a house and getting a dog go hand in hand. I got my Lulu from the Central Texas Dachshund rescue just a few months after buying my place.
Mary-Frances Main
February 22, 2007, 9:35 am
February 22, 2007, 9:35 am
Congrats! Love the furry additions to any home!
Joanna Fried
February 25, 2007, 8:14 am
February 25, 2007, 8:14 am
Having a bad day? Get a dog! Having a good day? Get a dog! With three over here, I can say with great earnest. . . you won’t regret it. Congratulations on the beauty.
Ron White
February 28, 2007, 2:49 am
February 28, 2007, 2:49 am
Yes, the answer they gave you about how tired she was from playing with kids all day was DEFINITELY the right answer!!! Congratulations. She is darling. Go TRIXIE!!!