June 15, 2008

meet ernie


well, my dream of owning two dogs became a reality a week ago. i love dogs!!! the search has been a difficult one. about six months ago i learned the horror of puppy mills. i found the most powerful website. (if you are brave, and thinking about buying a puppy from a pet store please check out prisonersofgreed.com) one night colton heard whimpering coming from the back bedroom, he came in to find me sobbing in front of the computer monitor. i was bound and determined from that point on that we had to rescue a dog. the only problem is i have horrible allergies and require some special breeds. (colton said it is a blessing i am so allergic to the average dog or else i would have brought home every dog that was going to be euthanzed in l.a. county) so after some very sad trips to animal rescue fairs, it turns out this little guy was right under my nose! a guy from my work had rescued ernie. he and his wife just had a baby and it was too hard with this little hyper allergenic pup. so now he is mine! moby has a new, adorable, best friend!

p.s. you can't tell in this picture, but he has the most beautiful green eyes! he is a heart breaker.

18 comments:

ccorry said...

ernie looks way cute... but mo still has him beat! i miss moby, and you guys! i think i need to come down as soon as school is out!

Stacey said...

We love him! He's so adorable. We want to come see him in person!

alison said...

He's such a cutie! I'm so happy Moby has a friend. Seriously, what beautiful colored dogs! They are two peas in a pod!

Calli said...

oh ernie,goodge goodge.

Bethers said...

Two dogs=one baby!

Colby said...

ditto on bether's comment... you're gonna have a handful, but good on you guys for rescuing him. how is Moby adapting to him?

Emily M said...

aw he is cute!! i cant wait to see him! let me know whenever moby and ernie need someone to watch them. :D

Ian, Kels & Lilly said...

OOOH he is so cute! I am so glad Moby has a friend!

Mama Mia said...

I am not a big dog person...I guess I have all I can handle with "3 babies" but Moby and Ernie are DARLING!

Tyler S. Forester said...

Welcome Ernie to the BEST family ever. Bailey cant wait to meet you and eat all your treats.

Holly said...

How sweet that you are such a dog lover! Some days I would give you my dog! But then you see Mylee kiss him and love him and I am glad we have a dog...I guess!

AmberBaker said...

What a cutie pie! You have such a big heart, rescuing the poor puppy. I don't think I can look at that website - it would break my heart.

Fannie said...

Oh they are such cute little siblings! Are you and Colton coming up for either the family party Robins throwing on July 7, or Teresa's wedding?

Emily M said...

thanks!!

hillary nicole said...

Hi Tara! This is Hillary- Emily's sister- cute blog! This dog looks adorable. :) Hope you are doing well!!

The Skinners said...

Tara what cute puppies. You look so cute in all your pictures and it looks like you are having a blast in California. Its fun to see what you are up to. Miss ya.

jenn (+ will) said...

miss tara, let me just say, i told you i'd be your blog buddy, and today i fell in love with your blog - elephants, bikerides swedish music, lost references, doggies!!! what the crap. anyway mark your calendar for sept 6 and also oct 10 and we'll talk about ballet etc sooooooooon!!!

Fannie said...

Psst...where did Jack go? Ha! What a treat Tara! Can you believe your life?! Miss you, and love you both- and of course the doggies too:)