On Saturday, January 19, Joe and I decided to head to PetsMart to "just look" at the dogs. Typically, Joe allows me this little treat with the warning that "we shouldn't adopt a dog YET so don't do more than JUST look". This particular Saturday, though, we came across this cute, sweet-faced, and VERY calm terrier mix named "Scooter" (more on the name later). I don' t know if the pouty face I made was just more effective on the 19th of January than it ever had been before or if Joe really did want to adopt a dog, because he said we should think about it. Before you know it, we were filling out adoption paperwork and making plans to bring our new dog home for good. Ever since my time at Mizzou, I have wanted a dog named Truman (after the Mizzou mascot -- weird, since the mascot is actually a cat). I just thought it was a cute name, PLUS it was an excellent way to show team spirit. Joe, however, really likes the name Yadier (spelling?) after the baseball player. So, we decided to rename Scooter to be Truman Yadier Miller. He never actually answered to the name Scooter, so it wasn't terribly traumatic for him to change names. Truman is pretty hilarious, but is also extremely cowardly. He won't pee or poop unless Joe or I are in the backyard with him and he won't eat unless one of us is in the kitchen with him. When we go on walks, he's afraid of everything and doesn't like to get far enough from home that he can't see our house anymore. On the upside, he is VERY loyal and he doesn't bark. He is mostly housebroken and has taken to the leash really quickly. He sleeps through the night and, as far as I can tell, he would never run away even if the opportunity were presented. If only all our adoptions could go this smoothly, we'd have it made! Oh, and when we went to pick Truman up from his original owner, a farmer who took in Truman's then-pregnant mom, we found out why he had been named "Scooter". Apparently ALL of Farmer Mike's boy dogs were named Scooter and ALL the girl dogs were named Lucy. Made it easy to remember their names, I guess.
On Saturday, January 19, Joe and I decided to head to PetsMart to "just look" at the dogs. Typically, Joe allows me this little treat with the warning that "we shouldn't adopt a dog YET so don't do more than JUST look". This particular Saturday, though, we came across this cute, sweet-faced, and VERY calm terrier mix named "Scooter" (more on the name later). I don' t know if the pouty face I made was just more effective on the 19th of January than it ever had been before or if Joe really did want to adopt a dog, because he said we should think about it. Before you know it, we were filling out adoption paperwork and making plans to bring our new dog home for good. Ever since my time at Mizzou, I have wanted a dog named Truman (after the Mizzou mascot -- weird, since the mascot is actually a cat). I just thought it was a cute name, PLUS it was an excellent way to show team spirit. Joe, however, really likes the name Yadier (spelling?) after the baseball player. So, we decided to rename Scooter to be Truman Yadier Miller. He never actually answered to the name Scooter, so it wasn't terribly traumatic for him to change names. Truman is pretty hilarious, but is also extremely cowardly. He won't pee or poop unless Joe or I are in the backyard with him and he won't eat unless one of us is in the kitchen with him. When we go on walks, he's afraid of everything and doesn't like to get far enough from home that he can't see our house anymore. On the upside, he is VERY loyal and he doesn't bark. He is mostly housebroken and has taken to the leash really quickly. He sleeps through the night and, as far as I can tell, he would never run away even if the opportunity were presented. If only all our adoptions could go this smoothly, we'd have it made! Oh, and when we went to pick Truman up from his original owner, a farmer who took in Truman's then-pregnant mom, we found out why he had been named "Scooter". Apparently ALL of Farmer Mike's boy dogs were named Scooter and ALL the girl dogs were named Lucy. Made it easy to remember their names, I guess.
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