What the HECK has this chick been doing?!?! (The Dog Edition)

My furry friends haven't said hello in a while. They love getting attention, both in person and on the bloggity blog. 

Below: Princess Libby on my (unmade) bed

Below: Libby on my parents' bed (where she is not allowed). See how her ears are back and how she is vigorously wagging her tail? She knows that she is BUSTED!

Below: Mickey sitting on the windowsill in the library

Below: Mickey is always adorable, but he looks so precious when he lies down with his front legs crossed. 

Below: the Princess donning a gothic bandanna after getting groomed

Below (this is the last time that I will say "below"): Libby giving her daddy a very warm greeting after I brought her back to my brother's apartment. Sometimes, I forget that I am only her second favorite person in the world. 

We can't forget about Cody, the incredibly kind and docile dog with a very soft and velvety head. 

And now, I will introduce the newest member of our family: SAM!

 Isn't he a beauty?

We picked him up two weeks ago from Orphans of the Storm. He is a kick-ass four-year-old mixture of (we think) German shepherd, lab, and hound. He's perfectly housebroken, brilliant, and is obsessed with his new human owners and doggy brothers. 

Guys, I can't stress enough how important it is to rescue your dogs and cats. There are so many of them in shelters who need homes and will either be euthanized or spend the rest of their life in a small cold cell if they are not adopted. By getting an animal from a shelter, you are saving a life. I know that there are plenty of wonderful breeders out there (I can't say the same thing about puppy mills- I have NOTHING good to say about them), but everybody wants to adopt puppies or kittens. Puppies almost always find homes. It's also so much cheaper to get an animal from a shelter or a rescue group vs. a breeder. We paid about $150 for Sam, and that included a visit to the vet, a microchip, neutering, and medication. Plus, since he's older and has already been in a home, he is housebroken and won't destroy our house. Please consider rescuing the next time that you get a pet. You will not regret it, and you will always feel good knowing that you are giving your pet a better life. 

That's all I have to say about that. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thursday!