I bet some of you were thinking that maybe we were going to have another baby, however at this point we decided that getting a puppy would be the best thing for our family!! I posted last month that we went looking for a pup here in Tianjin at "poop mountain" and were quite disappointed in the state of affairs there. Yesterday we decided to try our luck in Beijing. We were fully prepared to be disappointed, but found the puppy market to be much cleaner and the dogs looked much healthier than they did in Tianjin. We were extremely shocked when we walked into one store and found 4 King Charles Spaniel 3 month old puppies. We had looked at this type of dog over Christmas because it is small and it is supposed to be excellent with children.
Danny did all of the bargaining and in the end we brought home a beautiful white and light brown little baby!! Here is Danny paying the woman on the side of the road. When bargaining in China, Danny tends to use the excuse that he has no money and all the bank will let him get out is a certain sum of money. Therefore, yesterday we had to play the game and go to the ATM to get the cash, except this time, the store owner came for a jolly ride with us to the ATM! She guided our driver to an ATM and then we made the exchange right there. Things are so strange in China!! Even buying a dog is not "normal"!
Here is Mei Mei on the ride home with Ellie (her primary caretaker - yeah right!!)!
Here she is sitting still for a split second!! She was so happy to run and play last night - we are all completely smittened!!
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