A puppy that is! Yeah, we’re never going the kid route again – get those thoughts right out of your head!! 
We’ve been toying with the idea of getting another dog for a while, now that the kids are a little older. While looking around online this past week, we found Starsky. His story is sad and you can’t help but fall in love with his little face. So we put in an application with the rescue and Joe did a phone interview last night and she approved us right then and there to get the pup! Here’s his story taken right from the rescue’s website…
Starsky’s rescue was a stroke of luck and a little bit of persistence on his mothers part. Bonnie pulled over on a dump road as she always does to feed dogs and rescue what she can when a while mother emerged from the bushes. Bonnie placed food down for the starving mom, but she had other ideas. She began to walk through tall brush and Bonnie followed….there he was, Starsky! It was clear to see that “Luna”, Starsky’s mom had much more important things on her mind than food….she and her baby needed help! Well, they both got it and thensome and as we now begin our efforts to change their lives. Luna is undergoing heartworm treatment right now, but her baby is ready to roll Starsky is only 3 months old and weighs 15 pounds.
And without further ado, some photos from the rescue. Oh yeah, Starsky is a lab.
Yeah, he’s gonna be trouble – you can see it in his face!
But just look at that face – how can you NOT love that?!
What a poser! 
Starsky’s on the left – don’t ya just love the mango tree?
Nothing like falling asleep with your lips on the bars!! 
And his mama, Luna. Apparently, she’s quite the smiler. She’s NOT snarling here but smiling. She’s currently being treated for heartworm. Once she’s done with treatment, she’ll be headed to the rescue here in NH.
So what we know so far is that Starsky will be heading to NH on September 13th. He has to be quarantined for around 48 hours. Then he has to see a vet in our state and then he’s free to come home!! YAY!
It’s going to be a different experience for us – having a large dog, that is. They said we should expect him to get up to around 75-80 pounds. Max is only 11 lbs. We’re not used to a big dog…but we’re so excited to get him. Part of the reason we decided to go with a bigger dog is Nate’s fear of large dogs (really any animal). We’re hoping that since Starsky will be a puppy (but already weighing twice what Max does by the time we get him), he’ll grow into a big dog without Nate noticing too much. LOL We’re hoping it’ll help Nate get over his fear.
When we mentioned to Nate that we might get a puppy, his response? “No puppy!” But then we showed him pictures and told him how much it’ll be to play with the puppy, he seemed to warm up to the idea. It works out perfectly that it’ll be a month or so before we can get him. It will give us plenty of time to prepare Nate by talking about the puppy every day. I’m going to print out the pics above and put them on the refrigerator so he can see them daily. Honestly, I think both (the dog AND Nate) will adjust quickly.
Be prepared for TONS of pictures once he joins us!!
