I thought I would not keep any pet for a long time since the last sad experience when we adopted Mini from our friend few months ago. Mini is a black miniature Pinscher. When she came to our house, she was about one year old + already. However, she seemed to have a hard time adapting to our home because she had not barked or played with us ever since she came to our house. All she did was to hide in the corner in her cage and refuse to come out from the cage even though we had tried everything we could to show her that we wouldn't hurt her. After one month of struggling , we made a decision to send her back to our friend before she got serious depression.
On November 16, our local strayed animal care organization the I-S-P-C-A (stands for the "Ipoh Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) held an adoption drive for two days. Both my husband and I felt that we should take the kids to attend the fair with the intention of teaching them to care for strayed animals yet not planning to adopt one since our son is still very young.
When we arrived at the fair, it was almost ending for the day so there were many animals left. Our two daughters were both very excited and started petting those were out placing on the top of the cages. Those volunteers who were helping at the fair were very friendly and earnestly explained to the visitors the importance of adopting instead of buying dogs and cats.
We looked around and saw this mixed breed puppy (Dachshund mixed) that was sleeping soundly in her cage. she was very small and according to the volunteer, this puppy was only about 6 weeks old. And, my daughter just couldn't resist to cuddle this puppy so we felt strongly that we should do something about it.
So, here she is... welcome Arizona home!
Arizona was named by my oldest daughter. She had always wanted a pet dog, so she was very happy when we took this puppy home with us. Ari slept a lot the first day when we took her home. I felt so peaceful to know that this puppy was comfortable to stay with us. She has been very attached to us, especially to my husband. She was also very playful when she was in a good mood. We love her, and hope she will enjoy staying with us.
Our two girls love their new friend!
We love you, Ari!
And, please support the idea of adopting instead of buying!
