A new addition to our family

We woke up early this morning and headed out to PetsMart about 30 minutes away from our house to check out some rescue pups that we had seen online. We pulled up and saw a massize crowd waiting outside the store...all for the same puppies. After waiting 45 minutes, the shelter finally arrived with a truck full of dogs and a bunch of volunteers started unloading them in front of the crowd. Little did we know there was a list for first-come, first-serve pick and they let each person go one at a time to look. Realizing there was no way we'd get top choice, we left.
Next stop, the SPCA and Orange County Animal Rescue. It felt like puppy jail walking down the long, cold hallway of pens and the dogs were all so sad. There were five pit bulls for every other kind of dog they had, and they were mostly older (huge) dogs, so we left empty handed again.
We decided to go back to the PetsMart to see if the crowd had thinned and stopped at a Petco along the way. This was much better, with a few cute pups and a lot less people checking them out. We walked up and spotted a cute little girl and her brother, wrestling in a crate. We couldn't really tell what she was, and the volunteers didn't help much (we could not understand what the info card said or what the lady said about it). We left, again empty handed, thinking about her.

Back at PetsMart, the crowd had definitely dispersed but they had taken most of the puppies with them. We didn't see any left that peaked our interest so we left...to go back to Petco.
We walked up and saw that our little favorite was now alone and really sad. Her brother had just been adopted and she was lonely and missing him. We got her out to play and the poor thing was shaking and so shy. After standing around with her for a while, we finally convinced the volunteers to let us take her inside to put her down and run around. At first, she didn't really walk around and was content to stay with Ryan on the floor. Then it was like she woke up and she was off and pouncing around the store. So cute!

After some consultative calls to my dog expert (aka my sister), we decided to take the little girl home. While we were filling out the paperwork, she fell asleep in Ryan's arms. And then she was ours! She had a little accident while we shopped around the store for some essentials (oops! she had just waken up, though) and then we drove her home, where she slept on my lap the whole way.

She loved exploring the backyard once we got home and so far has ingested a few leaves (and maybe some grass) while running around. Ryan set up the crate and as soon as he popped the dog bed inside (before he was even done putting it together) she crawled right in and layed down. She was out like a light, napping again, so we know she likes her crate and is comfortable with it. We finally had to wake her up for dinner (which she ate a healthy amount of, but didn't finish) and have been playing with her until just recently, where she crawled back in her crate and passed out. I am sure we'll pay for it later tonight letting her sleep so much, but it's been a long day and I am sure she needs it. We'll see how it goes!

Oh, and we decided to name her Jax...a name we had picked out for a little boy pup but we decided it still fit her bouncy personality. It stands for Jacksonville, which is where Georgia and Florida face off each October. Common ground for our two beloved teams, so it's fitting.

We think she is a shepard/husky mix but not totally sure and will definitely be quizzing the vet once we are able to take her in. She's about 10-12 weeks old and can't be more than 10 pounds (yet to be confirmed) and we were told she will be a medium sized dog. Sounds pretty perfect for us!