What a lovely story thanks for sharing it with us

Oh I'm really sorry I forgot to give you a warm welcome to the forum..... look forward to seeing pictures of your fur baby and chatting to you

We started out really wanting a dog, we went to every shelter in a 50 mile radius plus some. (There were even shelter workers that started to recognize us) We found our first dog Corona in an SPCA, sadly, she had been returned several times, and for doing what puppies do; chew. Her markings closely resemble my husbands childhood dog, so we asked for her to be let out so we could visit. She came out of her kennel and promptly curled up in my husbands lap. Yes, he's a sucker.

Buela we found because Corona fueled our want for an ACD. We also wanted a buddy for Corona so that she would lighten up and not be afraid of the water bowl, literally. Buela is the only dog we will ever buy.

Max came to us as a rehoming for one of my husbands co-workers who was being stationed in California.

Colbert (coal-bear) is our first and failed foster. Feral, abused, and scared of his own shadow. He is now a much happier pup who loves fetch and harassing his big brother.

I didnt realy choose them, I just didnt want to see them go to the pound.

I think this was the point of no return when i got sent these pics of Tika

OMG how could you resist those.......

it was sheer beauty of that puppy that made me excited!
its a german spitz!

Hi Stud and welcome to K9 look forward to seeing your furry friend and having a chat

Before, I had never had a dog in my life, but always wanted one. After a whole lot of begging and whining, parents finally agreed. Right from the start I knew it was going to be a German Shepherd, because I've always admired their beauty and intelligence
We WERE going to get only one, but Autumn captured our hearts and so we bought her along with Fall. (and I'm still trying to get the money to pay of the debt those two cost us quite a lot)
Then, I saw an ad in the local newspaper for high content wolf dog puppies, drove over to visit. The mommy was a mix and daddy was a pure wolf they were so beautiful I had to have one. =P
I love wolves, and I had a suspicion that if no one bought the dogs, the owner would've dropped them off at the shelter near by (which has a high kill rate!!)

After *MY* dog, Lucy got stolen, we were looking in the paper, and mom found an ad. We went to check it out, and I said the first dog to get in the crate goes home with me! XP None of them did, but one puppy caught my eye. He was brown and white and he had a red spot with hair missing near his little tail. :c Poor lil' baby. The owner had about 4, 5, maybe 6 dogs. But I wanted HIM. Mom tried to get me to choose another, but still I resisted. So, we payed the nice lady (I think he was $50 or so...) and took him home. On the way there, mom asked me what I was going to call him. I said Oliver, because I thought that would be a nice fishing name. So, over time I began calling him by his nickname, Ollie. Other names have developed over time: Angel, sweetie, and lots of others! ^-^ He is a GOOD dog! Today, I looked outside, and he had brought a whole, yes WHOLE, deer leg on the porch. He had another one, too. He's brought sqiurrels, birds, anything he finds on his "outings" (which I think he takes at night) and brings them up to show us. One of these days, we're gonna take him fishing...

all of our dogs have chosen us. the first dog my hubby had was a shepherd lab mix found in a field with a litter. my hubby kept the runt and gve the rest to the humane society. we had to give up that dog 10 years later because of living arrangements but when we moved in to a house we went to the humane society to "look". wouldn't ya know, shepherd lab pups. we took the runt again and we still have him. Next dog came from a co worker who rescued a jack russel from an abusive home but couldn't keep him either. MY absolute favorite breed, we met to get acquainted. I grabbed him up and never let him go, didn't even give them a chance to say goodbye...oops... our newest dog and reason we found this site is an australian shepherd with serious anxiety problems. she was a family dog until the daughter got married and moved out and the parents vacationed away from home for months without the dog. she only had contact with people when they came to feed and let her outside. a friend knew this and said we would be the best option for the dog and we met with maggie and our two dogs at a park and took her home for a test and she stayed. i would never trade my "puppies" for the world.

All great stories of how you found your puppy, or your puppy found you. I just really wanted a miniature schnauzer mainly because my sister got one a few years before I got mine. I just decided to go with getting one from the breeder. Since then I have more of a feeling of getting my next dog from an adoption agency instead of a breeder.

hello everybody

i chose my dog because i fell in love with him the first time i saw him...he's such a doll and a smart dog, too!

he's a cute pomeranian, i love to hug and cuddle him all the time...

he is so special because my sister gave him to me on my birthday 2 years ago

I was playing online one day a few months after my beloved husky Kenai had passed, I was missing his companionship greatly when I came across a Husky Rescue called Husky Camp. It was where I had been raised as a child! There was a pic of Kody and I fell in love immediatly. I contacted them and the rest is history!! I know he is not Kenai but he has filled a void in my life! He has a couple issues that we are working through. It's been almost a year now and I see big changes in him.

i have a white maltese. i chose it 'cause it's small, trainable, easy going, and affectionate.

i had a collie before and it was just given by my cousin.. now i have a chihuahua..... given to me by my uncle....

She had been found abandoned with low grade heart worm infection, and the foster home that took her in put her photo online with requests for donation for her treatments. I sent them $50 to help out, then wanted to see the dog I was helping, so I drove over there. She was so sweet, so fearful, so timid. She needed love and lots of time. I'm an empty nester, so over the next few weeks, I kept in touch with the foster home to check on her treatment. I finally couldn't stand the thought of her going to someone who didn't have time for her. So I adopted her.

What a great story rocksister.

I have this beautiful standard white poodle gifted by my father when I finished my school.He is the most affectionate dog I ever had -----------:)