Meet Toby, the dog I adopted last week! He is a Pomeranian Chihuahua mix and ten pounds of fun. Housetraining is going really well, no accidents since the first night. Next week we start our training classes, which will be good because somebody doesn’t like strangers.

I got Toby after two weeks of stalking the animal shelters. I was going to adopt a different dog, but it didn’t work out. And let’s not talk about the time I went to the shelter and decided not to adopt a dog. I felt so awful. But, it was meant to be and I ended up with Toby. I am not in love with the name, but he responds to it really well and the poor guy has been through so much already. Its growing on me.

There are so many choices when it comes to dogs in terms of food, car transport devices, beds, toys. I had NO idea. Its quite overwhelming actually. I’m just sticking to the basics for now. His favorite toys are old socks, but I have got to get something for the car. He always wants to sit up front, which isn’t safe with the airbags and we go over to my mom’s quite a bit.

This whole dog owning business is so new to me, so if you have any advice or tips, I’d love to hear ‘em!