As some of you may or may not know I've adopted a six month old puppy from the local animal rescue. She is a German Shepard/Shar-Pei mix and I've named her Kayna.

Over Labor Day weekend there was a marathon of the Dog Whisperer and It's Me or the Dog on the Animal Planet channel. After watching that for a few hours I realized how much I wanted/needed a dog.

I'm still playing catch-up on bills so I'm back into the routine of working, coming home and not really doing much beyond that. I've started putting weight back on also, which sucks.

I figured with a dog I'd be more likely to get out of the house and go for long walks and just be more active in general. Also, the companionship was another major factor.

I went to the animal rescue on Sat. and checked out a lot of dogs. It was tough because there are so many I wanted to bring home! Kayna was really energetic and barking when we passed by. She also was pretty damn cute doing it!

I was hesitant because I didn't want a dog that barked a lot. So I continued to look, but found myself coming back to her pen more and more. I finally decided to ask for a test walk from one of the staff.

Kayna was transformed once that gate opened! She went from high energy to super timid. When I was finally able to hold her she was shaking a lot and just wanted to stay in my lap. After about five minutes I could tell she wanted down. Once on the ground she hid behind my chair for a minute.

My friend Amy and her three year old daughter were in the enclosure with me. Next thing we knew Kayna just exploded with energy and was running all around us! At that point I decided she had to come home with me. Unfortunately, they won't release a dog unless they are spayed or neutered first. Which meant I'd have to wait until Monday afternoon. DAMN!

Even though my friend was down from San Francisco for the weekend and we had fun all I could think about was bringing Kayna home. Finally on Monday that happened and I was pretty happy!

I had decided I would crate train her so I had purchased a crate and had that all setup for her arrival. I would only lock her in when I was at work since I don't trust her to hold it until I take her outside. Needless to say Kayna wasn’t all that excited when she saw the crate. Luckily Amy’s kids helped Kayna get comfortable.

Luckily/unluckily I wasn't feeling the best so I used a sick day on Tuesday so I could spend the whole day with Kayna and getting her comfortable in her surroundings. She was still pretty timid around me and I attributed a lot of it to recovering from her operation.

I had purchased these dog treats I thought she might like. They are sterilized bones filled with a meat paste. Sure enough Kayna was in heaven for a long time gnawing on that! Pictures don’t lie!

I really love this dog! So much so that I’ve become one of “those” people! :)

As proof I present Kayna’s very own Dogster page:

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