First thing on Sunday, November 2, 2014, my family and I set out to the local pet store to buy doggie provisions. A gentleman greeted us at the door asking if we needed help. "Yes", I proclaimed as we explained to him we needed all doggie stuff for our new addition. Many of the items were difficult to figure out like collars, harness, bed and especially dog food because we didn't know what Paulie was being fed. We knew he was around 14 pounds for the collar and harness, however, I wanted to make sure. We figured the shelter would supply a collar and leash when we picked him up. A piece of advice on dog food, if you ever adopt a cat or a dog, ask if they can give you a bag or enough food for a few days so you can buy more later. Mixing foods can cause nasty things if the pet isn't weaned off one when being given a new one. No one told us this and the outcome wasn't good.
We picked up a few toys, poop bags, (I wasn't looking forward to picking up poop and it caused me great anxiety.) Cats are easier with the litter pans, except for when things go south. I waited on purchasing other items until after Paulie had his first visit which needed to be done within the week. I had questions for the vet and was reading things off the internet. We had no idea how this visit was going to go and what else we needed to do. Remember, Paulie was going to be the very first dog we ever had as I've been around cats since I was 10 years old.
After paying for the doggie supplies, we went home to get things ready for Paulie. Mike and I were going to pick him up on Monday, November 3, 2014. I didn't know this at the time, however, this was going to be the beginning of "Paulie's Journey."
