"We just finished our first week with ChiChi, our third “kid” from PUP. He’s starting to show his character and stake his place in our family and is affectionate, funny, and lively!

He and Fifi, our first PUP kid, also a long-coat Chihuahua, are starting to act like they like each other which is good because eventually they’ll have to ride on the motorcycle with “Dad” together! For now, we’ll let them get used to sharing morning coffee time, the QUEEN SIZE bed that Fifi thinks she owns, and Ronnie-Sue’s pillow, which ChiChi thinks he owns.

Our second PUP adoptee, Isabelle, is a great spaniel-mix family dog and amuses us daily with her indiscriminately wagging tail and shameless attempts at begging. She’s practiced the soulful eyes technique in her almost-perfect sitting pose, but the constant wagging of her tail and body ruins the “don’t you feel sorry for me” look and makes us laugh. She loves going for walks so much that she’ll balance standing on her back feet (not allowed to jump ON us) to reach the leash as we take it off the hook by the door; she can balance for almost 30 seconds at a time!

One thing we like about adopting through PUP is that we know the character of the dogs before we adopt. We can trust they’ve had a good medical checkup and that if they have challenges, the fosters and Laura will make sure that we know as much of their story as possible before we make any decisions.

But the best thing is the new friends we’ve made and the lovely dogs we’ve been able to offer our home and hearts to.