We are dog-sitting Gizmo for a few days while Kelly and John are out of town. She is small and cute, and though she knows us, she seemed absolutely terrified when we went over to pick her up on Wednesday evening. She calmed down pretty quickly though and is now being thoroughly spoiled by Jose’s mom, who took her on at least 3 walks yesterday.
She follows us around the house and watches whatever we are doing. Making dinner, folding laundry, working on the computer…it’s pretty cute. Jose has already announced that he wants a dog. (He announced that a couple months ago; dog-sitting for Gizmo just reminded him.) So we’ll see.
Having a dog is fun! You should think about what size, because the little ones like you are dogsitting are cute but it is also fun to have a dog that is big enough run with you.
The only time I regret getting Kenzie is when we have to leave her alone for long periods. It’s lucky Joel can let her out at lunch but she still gives (or maybe I imagine them) sad doggie eyes every time we leave her. It makes day or weekend trips sort of difficult but if you have friends nearby who can watch the dog it is very helpful!