Well, to make a long story short — we now have two dogs.
Meet Fungus, a 2 and half year old, 85 lbs. boxer mix:
Our friends here in Knoxville, Austin and Melissa, are moving in together and Melissa is deathly allergic to Fungus (literally, her lung capacity was down to 60%). They’ve been trying to figure solutions for them all to co-exist but her health takes priority and they just can’t have a dog. A re-homing effort was attempted with his family, but when that did not work out, we ended up taking on Fungus.
Given the recent robbery and our general desire to increase security measures around the house, we figured investing in another big dog was a smart choice. We’ve had him for less than 48 hours and things have been going fairly well; we’re planning on doggie training classes to keep the two of them manageable.
We’ll keep everyone updated on how things are going, and many many thanks to everyone that has been supportive of the decision to take on another dog.