Corgi!

Have you ever felt that moment of pure pleasure when something you've been hoping and waiting for finally comes to pass?  You want to jump out of your seat, shout, high five the world, and yet smile so wide your face could fall off.  That was 10am this morning when my husband and I received an email from the breeder we had been speaking with for the last 3 months.  We have a puppy!

Thinking this is silly?  Maybe you are like the wonderful many people who adopt from a humane society.  (I used to volunteer at one in college and it was the happiest moment for us when one of our dogs got a new home)  Maybe some of you purchase dogs from pet stores, which most of us working for humane societies abhor for the fact they promote puppy mills.  But back to the point.  :-)  We have wanted a corgi for about a year and about three months ago we finally decided to start the hunt, knowing that breeders don't always have puppies and good breeders take such pride in placing their pups that you don't always get one even if they have puppies, and that's how ours was.  She was very cautious to let us know that she did have three litters, but that she places based on location, personality, and lifestyle, and she wasn't sure if she'd have one who would fit.  After more discussion we had narrowed down our selections and decided that one of her male pups would be perfect, but the only problem was that she wanted to potentially keep it and breed /show it.  So thus became the waiting game, and hoping that she would feel placing the puppy with us would be more advantageous. 

Two months passed, and we started to think maybe it wasn't going to work for us yet and that we would  be back on the waiting list.  Until this morning, that is!  That email was the best email ever!  I have a small understanding and great appreciation for people who look to adopt children, because I know that process is even more cumbersome.

So while we got ourselves a Christmas puppy, we knew the waiting would pay off.  So to all of you either in a similar place or nodding knowing what this process was like, cheers to you and your wonderful (and now furry) family!