So, the elk are coming down the mountain and are starting to eat the hay we leave out for the horses. They have absolutely no fear. Our solution to this was to get a dog and tie it up over by the hay to scare the elk away.
Katie and I ran into town to do our laundry and decided we would stop at the animal shelter to see you if there were any dogs that could withstand the weather and were a dog that would bark a lot.
Now, you have to understand something about the animal shelter here. It is pretty relaxed. And I mean really relaxed in comparison to what it is like to adopt a dog back in Wisconsin. We tried to do that last year and a woman have to come to our house and ask us about 5 pages of questions. And then you could even still be rejected.
At the animal shelter in Utah, you just go in, pick the dog you want and pay 20 dollars cash for it. And that is what we did.
The woman who works there said that this dogs number had been up 2 * to be euthanized. She just could not do it because the dog was so sweet and she was sure that someone would come and claim it.
Katie and I fell in love almost immediately. Katie thought of the name Betty and it fits her well. As far as we can figure she is maybe about 6 to 9 month old acts very much like a puppy still, likes cats, loves kids, can sit, lay down and Shake. She is already answering to her name!
I do have to admit it is like having a newborn baby. Last night I was up an outside with her at 930 pm, 1230 a.m., then again at 1 o'clock a.m. because then she had to poop, then Ben was up at 2 o'clock and snuggled into bed with me and Scott, and I was back outside with the dogs at 4:30am! Needless to say I am very, very tired today! But I still love Betty!
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