Never say never

Let this be a lesson to all of you...never say never.

Here are some of the things I have said in the past two years (since our beloved Husky Bailey passed away):
I don't want to go back to 3 dogs.
When we do get another dog, I want a puppy.
I don't want another dog I have to clip.
I don't want another dog of the same breed...it would remind me too much of who we have already shared our lives with.

Well, as they say...promises were made to be broken. Even promises to ourselves.

It all started with Christine, a member of the Giant Schnauzers In Ontario Group. She posted a note to the group about a GS who needed a home.

Casi is about 3-4 yrs old. She is spayed, well behaved, obedient and very smart. As you know, her bad habits are sometimes (she has gotten better) getting food from the table/counter and loves eating tissue paper, usually from same areas. Go figure!!! She was given to a foster home by a really nice family who just did not have the time for her anymore. She’s great with special needs kids and LOVES men.

I talked to John about her, even though really I didn't think it was right to take on a third dog. Our Cinder is declining and I thought we should concentrate on giving her our full attention in the last months or years of her life. Christine posted more information about Casi.

Update: Casi is with Standard Poodle Rescue but is still available.

I went through the thoughts again in my mind. For some reason, I just couldn't shake the thought that this dog belonged to us. Crazy? Tuesday night I contacted Christine.

Christine is amazing. She's not officially in GS rescue, but you'd never know it. She went out and visited with Casi, she took photos and a video, she talked with the people at the rescue group. She arranged for us to go down and meet with them.

Wednesday afternoon we were in Bowmanville (a 3+ hour drive) with Cinder and Mulligan.

It didn't look good at the start. Casi wouldn't come near us and was afraid. The staff gave us treats to give to Casi, but she wasn't interested. We moved outside and John got our own Barking Biscuits. Wow. Casi liked them and decided that maybe we were okay. We spent an hour or so with her and then brought Cinder and Mulligan into the fenced area to meet her.
I was worried that our dogs would be aggressive but it was sort of a non event in their eyes.
Mulligan, Cinder, and Casi all want Barking Biscuits

By 5:30 we were signing the papers and paying the adoption fee.

By 6:30 we loaded the 3 dogs in the car and were headed out for our 3+ hour drive home.
24 hours later and we have a third dog (not a puppy, a dog who needs to be clipped, and a 2nd Giant Schnauzer! I broke all my own rules)
Cassie (foreground), Cinder (middle) and Mulligan (upper right) in the backyard.
Casi (which we are changing to Cassie) is laying at my feet as I blog about her.

I couldn't be happier. Thanks Christine. Christine (left) holding Cassie, Sara with Cinder and Mulligan