It's All About Chase: The Story of Scrubs

Sunday, April 18, 2010

The Story of Scrubs

As most of you know we used to have a Golden Retriever named Widget. Unfortunately when she was about seven months old we had to get rid of her because Ryan was having Asthma problems from all of her fur! (Don't worry she went to live with a Veterinarian in Vegas on a ranch. We hear she loves the horses.) We were very sad about this but really weren't ready to get another dog right away. We had to find the perfect dog for us. Mainly one that doesn't shed much! I looked on line for months researching types of dogs that are best for families with allergies. There are only eight types that are recommended.

(Golden Retrievers are not one of them!)

Here is the list that I found

1. Poodle

2. Schnauzer

3. Shih Tzu

4. Bichon Friese

5. Chinese Crested

6. Malta

7. Peru Inca Orchid

8. Terrier

Even after doing research for a few months we weren't really looking to get a new dog anytime soon. It's kind of nice not having to worry about going on vacation and finding a dog sitter or cleaning up dog poop! Of course I still liked to look every once in awhile at the local shelters and rescue centers to see what animals came in. Maybe we would get lucky! Last week I was searching http://www.petfinder.com/ and there was a pure bread Schnauzer up for adoption! I couldn't believe it, I rushed down there but by the time I got to our local shelter he was already spoken for. Around here you rarely find a pure bred dog in the shelters. I was crushed and stopped looking but later that week my friend Grace called me and said that she had stopped by a adoption day event! So we drove over to look at the dogs. I never thought I would be bringing one home it's very hard to find a allergy friendly dog you can adopt!

But.....

To my surprise we found Scrubs!!! A 1year old, eight pound, Terrier mix!

Whoo Hoo! Terriers are on the list! We aren't sure what the mix is so everyone please keep your fingers crossed that Ryan will be o.k.