It's all about Chelsi!We were living in Pennsylvania when we adopted our dog Chelsi. It was December 1992. We went to Virginia to visit relatives before Christmas. While we were there we went to the mall and we liked going into the “Pet Go Round” to see the pets. We had been talking about getting a dog and we had looked at books and magazines and decided that we would adopt from a shelter or buy from a kennel, not a pet store. We wanted a Norwegian Elkhound. We liked the way they looked and their personality. So, that was the kind of dog we wanted. Yeah, that was the kind of dog we wanted. Fast forward.......
That Saturday we went into “Pet Go Round” we were not expecting to see so many dogs! There were puppies everywhere. We started walking around and came upon these little 6 week old pups who were Doberman/Australian Shepherd mix. They were so tiny and several were in the pen. One was a little female. We picked her up. She snuggled in my neck and had that “puppy” smell. She was so sweet and cuddly. We held her and petted her and then put her down and left. We had puppy fever.
The next day, Sunday, we got ready to leave and go home. Charlie said he wanted to pick something up from Sears before we left so we stopped by the mall. He asked if I wanted to check the pet store before we left. Of course, I did. The pet store was right outside Sears. We went in there and Charlie called the sales person over and said we were here to pick up “our puppy”. I was a little surprised when "our puppy" was handed to us. She was wearing a little collar that said “Adopted by Mr. Bell.....See Ya!” I was so happy to have her, I cried.
We took her back to the car and decided to take her back to the house to introduce her to the family before we took her home to Pennsylvania. She was a big hit with Uncle Jeff and Uncle Tim and Charlie’s grandmother, “Mammaw”.
So, we started off with our new family member on a 6 hour drive home. She was christened “Chelsi” before we crossed the Virginia stateline. It just seemed to fit her.
Chelsi slept on my lap or on my chest the whole way. When we were about 30 minutes from home, she started to squirm to get down on the floor so I put her down. There were some papers there and she peed on them. We were so amazed! What a smart little puppy!
We had two cats at home, Rowdy and Calvin, both about 4 years old. Rowdy was very curious about the puppy, who was smaller than he. Calvin, on the other hand, was having none of this dog.
We set up a bed in a pen for Chelsi in the basement. She ran around and played. The cat’s litter box was also in the basement. We didn’t know it, but Calvin refused to come down to the basement. We didn’t notice.
About a week after we got Chelsi, I noticed that the Norfolk Island Pine that we had in a pot in the livingroom looked like it was dying. I started looking at the pot and soil and that’s when I noticed that Calvin had been using it for a litter box. He had not been going into the basement because Chelsi was down there. No matter that she was in a pen! So Charlie had to take the tree out. It had died. Sigh.
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That Saturday we went into “Pet Go Round” we were not expecting to see so many dogs! There were puppies everywhere. We started walking around and came upon these little 6 week old pups who were Doberman/Australian Shepherd mix. They were so tiny and several were in the pen. One was a little female. We picked her up. She snuggled in my neck and had that “puppy” smell. She was so sweet and cuddly. We held her and petted her and then put her down and left. We had puppy fever.
The next day, Sunday, we got ready to leave and go home. Charlie said he wanted to pick something up from Sears before we left so we stopped by the mall. He asked if I wanted to check the pet store before we left. Of course, I did. The pet store was right outside Sears. We went in there and Charlie called the sales person over and said we were here to pick up “our puppy”. I was a little surprised when "our puppy" was handed to us. She was wearing a little collar that said “Adopted by Mr. Bell.....See Ya!” I was so happy to have her, I cried.
We took her back to the car and decided to take her back to the house to introduce her to the family before we took her home to Pennsylvania. She was a big hit with Uncle Jeff and Uncle Tim and Charlie’s grandmother, “Mammaw”.
So, we started off with our new family member on a 6 hour drive home. She was christened “Chelsi” before we crossed the Virginia stateline. It just seemed to fit her.
Chelsi slept on my lap or on my chest the whole way. When we were about 30 minutes from home, she started to squirm to get down on the floor so I put her down. There were some papers there and she peed on them. We were so amazed! What a smart little puppy!
We had two cats at home, Rowdy and Calvin, both about 4 years old. Rowdy was very curious about the puppy, who was smaller than he. Calvin, on the other hand, was having none of this dog.
We set up a bed in a pen for Chelsi in the basement. She ran around and played. The cat’s litter box was also in the basement. We didn’t know it, but Calvin refused to come down to the basement. We didn’t notice.
About a week after we got Chelsi, I noticed that the Norfolk Island Pine that we had in a pot in the livingroom looked like it was dying. I started looking at the pot and soil and that’s when I noticed that Calvin had been using it for a litter box. He had not been going into the basement because Chelsi was down there. No matter that she was in a pen! So Charlie had to take the tree out. It had died. Sigh.
Stay tuned for more............
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