Happiness Is A Warm Puppy

The night before Christmas Eve, my son found a bird. We had lost our parrot in October, when he escaped from his outdoor cage. We were heart broken since I had rasied this parrot from a hatchling (including all-night feedings).

So, on Dec.23rd, my son went to get the mail, and found a Severe Macaw. The poor baby had been loose a long time (his nails were painfully long), and he was very, very thin. BUt he let my son pick him up & bring him home.

We named him Christmas. I cleaned him up (he ate for the first 10 minutes he was in the house), and since we had all the special food (Parrot mix), and a nice cage, we fattened him up & played with him. Within the month, he became a really beautiful bird. And, boy, could he talk!

I checked the newspapers, and the want ads to see if I could find an owner. He had no "foot-band", so he was not professionally bred. He also did not have a micro=chip. It appeared he was abandoned. (That does happen a lot down here. We have a lot of wild parrots & sometimes when birds get expensive to feed, people will just let them go).

Anyway, Sunday, I was on my way to the hospital for another test, when I stopped at the pet store. They had so many puppies there! MY son & niece were with me. Now, my son is 12 years old, and we have not had our own dog since my son was born. That was tough, because I was raised with dogs.

The first dog that caught my son's eye (and my nieces), was a miniature dachound, 14 weeks old. Now, I had mini-doxies as a child. And, this one was SO cute & SO sweet-tempered. He is AKC, and had papers going back to the great-grandparents from the breeder. But, I didn't need to really his papers to see he was a beauty.

Anyway, I gave in, and was holding him, when the stores owner tried the "hard-sell". I have to tell you, where I live smaller dogs sell for a lot of money. Half-joking, I said "I'll trade you a bird for him". She (the owner) said for me to bring in Christmas the next day.

So Monday, the day before yesterday, I brought in Christmas.(The Parrot). And traded him for the loveliest, sweetest-natured puppy I have ever seen! He did not come from a "puppy-mill" (I checked). He has all his shots, and they gave me a free appointment with the vet that the store paid for. They also threw in a leash, collar, and a bag of expensive (exclusive) puppy food.

As I type this, I am holding a tiny puppy (he weighs a pound), with the loveliest, liquid brown eyes. We are completely in love with him.

His name is Oskar (like "Oscar", Oscar Meyer Weiners).

You know, it actually feels like divine intervention. There is no way I could have afforded this little guy on my own. And, ready for this? Oskar lived in a cage before I got him. But its been two days & the little bugger is house-trained already?

I cannot tell you how much we already love him.

Sorry this is so long. But, it's a totally true story :):):)

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