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So somehow I ended up with a second dog. Well maybe 1.5 dogs since Mocha doesn’t quite qualify.

Cathy had been wanting a “real dog” that will play with the kids and be less of a cat than Mocha and so we visited PetSmart in Reston where the Lost Dog Rescue was having an adoption event. We saw a dog walking around who was calm, very tolerant of the kids and generally seemed like a good fit. And of course we went home with Sunny.

We thought Sunny was a mix. Turns out he’s very likely a pure breed Catahoula. He was supposed to be deaf but he’s certainly not completely deaf though we’re not entirely sure how well he hears. He was supposed to be calm. Turns out he’s got kennel cough and will very likely perk up a lot when that’s cured. Despite what Drew though he didn’t actually catch kennel cough from Sunny. Though Sunny does have giardia which is a fun little parasite that humans can catch. Oh and Sunny is not allowed on the furniture but you can see how well that’s going.

So far though Sunny seems to be adapting well. Mocha doesn’t quite love him but is quickly working toward tolerance.

As for the title? Right after we took Sunny home we had a nasty series of snow and freezing rain. Emma went out to walk the dog with mom and fell and scraped her knee. She was bleeding (and crying) and I offered to have Sunny lick her wounds. Emma declined because “If he licks it he’ll turn into a vampire dog”. Quite logical really and so Sunny’s help wasn’t needed.