I have been searching relentlessly for dogs with just the right personality and qualities to fit in our home. I’ve narrowed it down to two (for the moment). Right now I love the Boston Terrier which is so very doggy looking. He lives inside mostly and is very companionable. He likes to play and will enjoy our big yard but is small enough to live in the house, safe from the neighbors big bully. His grooming needs are minimal and he doesn’t have a reputation for destroying everything in sight.
The other idea is a Whippet. He’s not so classic doggy but has a beautiful smile, he is a cuddly lover who has to live inside but loves to run and play outside. He’s also small enough in size that he will be comfy in our little house and won’t eat us our of house and home.
Of course Lucy has a terrible fear of dogs and insists we can only get a white dog. Hmmm…that would eliminate the Boston Terrier and the Whippet.
So the search continues. We may end up with a doggy that is not white and Lucy will learn to love him anyway or we may find the perfect as yet undiscovered dog.
And as anyone as cheap as I am is bound to do, we will be hunting rescue homes and shelters for dogs that are good with small children and have at least some of our hoped for breed in them.
It was my intention to suggest looking at a whippet as a doggy for your family. May the bark be with you.