Alexander the Great!

My mom called me yesterday and said enthusiastically, "I found a dog!" My reply came less enthusiastically, "So what else is new?" Now at first, this may seem like a strange reply from someone who loves animals like I do, but you have to understand what has taken place over the last year and a half. My mom, (and the rest of our family), is a big animal lover. We had dogs when I was little and then acquired a cat in about 1975. (my brother brought her home on the bus, hid her in his bedroom and then went in and said to Mom, "If I ask you a question do you promise to not say no?") :) Well, Mom kept her end of the deal and we had "Mickey" for about 16 years. Then there was Tom Selleck, the siamese tom cat who came to us, then Goldie, the cat Tom Selleck brought home with him. They had Goldie until a couple years ago when she had a stroke and couldn't walk and they had to have her put to sleep. My stepfather refused to get anymore animals and now I think it was because he was much sicker than we realized at the time. He died of cancer in Nov '03.

Well Mom has gone back and forth on getting a pet. She has called me several times to tell me of a dog she found (in the paper, in a petstore etc) She just got rid of 8 kittens (I posted about previously) and I thought for sure she would keep one of them. But each time, she would conclude in the end that she didn't want to be responsible for or tied down with a pet. Soooooo, when she called yesterday I naturally thought, "Here we go again." But I guess it was just a matter of time and finding that perfect pet that she could not resist. The one that is worth being tied down for.

He is a Wheaton, Wirehaired Dachshund, coming with the name of Xander, which my mom says is short for Alexander. She got him thru a dachshund rescue center. All I know is, he is a perfect match for my mom and a welcome addition to our family. I went to visit tonight and he played ball, and snuggled on our laps. I told him we had a lot in common, we were both adopted by the same great lady. :)

So, whether my mom continues to call him Xander, or comes up with a new name, I know it was this "Great" little dog, with his innocent, sweet face - that captured my mom's heart. And that sets well with me.