We hadn't really decided exactly what breed we wanted for our second dog. We were talking about possibly getting a Papillon since they were adorable. Another dog on our list was the Brittany since I'd had one of those growing up. At this time Hol was out of school for summer break and spending a lot of her time browsing Pet Finder looking at puppies (a dangerous activity for her which she's since been unofficially banned from). It was here she first saw Helo.
I don't know exactly what drew her to him, but one day she approached me with several questions and a proposition. What it all boiled down to was she had found a litter of puppies that had been born into a shelter in Rhode Island and she thought adopting one of the puppies would be a good idea. She pointed out that we'd be making a morally responsible decision as well as a financially responsible one since the rescue pup would come neutered, a significant expense we'd found out after we had Charlie done.
The puppies were like none I'd ever seen before. The rescue said they were part beagle and part Australian shepherd. Their frames resembled beagle pups, but their coats were the typical beagle tricolor markings mixed with some of the most amazing merles I'd seen. Some of the dogs also exhibited heterochromia (two different color eyes). Pictures are worth a thousand words so here's the litter Hol was so entranced by:
Mom - Jennie B
Girls
Barbie
Betty
Button
Boys
Boyd
Burton
Bernard
Bach
Thankfully all the dogs pictured above did eventually find their own forever homes. Next time I'll reveal which of those dogs eventually became Helo as well as his journey into our hearts.
My guess is Burton = Helo
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