The Babies

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Below is a picture of two of our dogs. I call them our "babies." Sisters, Mango (L) & Apple (R) are a Chihuahua mix and have brought lots of laughter to our house. We have another dog, Gizmo, a miniature German Schnauzer. We adopted him through the Humane Society 6 years ago in an attempt to give Miss M an animal to bond with & grow up with. Well, that pretty much backfired, and he wants to have very little to do with her now. He prefers adults, males specifically. So, 2 or 3 years ago, we decided to adopt another dog through PAWS Humane. On our first visit "just looking" we found Mango & Apple. Miss M fell in love with Mango, so we decided to adopt her....but felt guilty for splitting up the sisters. However, we could only afford the $200 adoption fee for one animal. Once the people at PAWS realized we were serious about adopting Mango, they told us that we could take Apple at no additional charge because they didn't want to see them split up either.

OK, I was NOT prepare to go home with TWO dogs, but they were ours...no doubt about it. It has been a joy to get to know them & their distinct personalities. Apple is the princess. She's also the instigator of all of their bad ideas & attempts to escape the backyard. Mango is the chow hound. If there's a morsel of food anywhere, she's going to find it. She's also more content relaxing on the couch than doing anything else...unless it involves eating. Hmmm, reminds me of us! :-)

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