pet-meds

My boys and I went
out yesterday and bought a brand new dog.  Their mother is out
on a business trip and since classes for me have ended I have been put
full time on boy duty till she gets back.  Of course after a
couple of days we couldn't help but do something crazy.  It
didn't take us long to figure out that this is what our mission for the
week was going to be.  We went to both the animal shelter and
the three pet stores in town to find the perfect dog for us. 
Actually our mission really began as a trip to the first pet store for pet meds. 
We own a hand full of lizards because the boys really love reptiles and
dinosaurs.  So when I had bought the pet meds and went to
round up the boys to go home, they were each in the back room where
they keep all of the big animals.  When I walked in they were
each holding a different dog and looked at me at the same
moment.  I knew right then that we would certainly not make it
till when their mother gets back to do something about this dog craze
that I felt was coming on.  So I asked the boys which dogs
they liked best and then said it was time to go.  Without
discussing it we went to the next place, and then the next. 
At each stop I would ask them which ones they liked the best and then
right down the dog's name.  Finally at the end of the day we
went over the list and I asked them which dog they absolutely like the
best and they chose one of the first two, of course.  We went
back yesterday morning and bought the one they chose.  It's a
little chocolate lab puppy who has just fallen right in to our home and
has not stopped playing with the boys since yesterday.  The
little guy has been eating like crazy too since I think they keep a
very regimented feeding schedule with the dogs at the
shelter.  We are still learning how to train him so we feed
him a bunch right now.  I hope that my wife doesn't mind the
dog living with us right now since I will have class off all summer and
will be able to train the dog while she is at work.