The last month or so, we’ve experience what I like to call, “Buying a Pet in the 21st Century.”
Danielle and I have always said that if we were going to buy a dog, we wanted a BIG dog. Our friend Mary has a Great Dane named Chai. We got to see him while she was taking him for a walk downtown, and we instantly fell in love with him. Not only was he HUGE, but he was so friendly and well-behaved.
Thus we began our search for Great Dane puppies. I imagine years ago this was done by phone or through newspapers, etc. However, Danielle found our puppy online at www.puppyfind.com . We contacted the breeders via email, asking whether or not the puppy (Moose) was still available. They got back to us within a couple days, and let us know that Moose was still available. Within days we contacted the breeders and let them know not only that we were interested but we were also sending the down payment.
Danielle and I love the TV show The Office. One of my favorite characters is Dwight Schrute. I instantly thought that Schrute sounded like a strong, big dog name, so Moose became Schrute. Most people look at us like we have two heads when we tell them the puppy’s name, but everyone who knows The Office thinks it’s great.
What has been really great in this whole experience is that the breeders (bigpineydanes.weebly.com) have been sending us pictures of Schrute over the last few weeks. They’ve also started posting videos on YouTube, which have also been a treat for us.
It’s just amazing to me how the process of purchasing this puppy has been so different than the process that even my parents went through when they purchased our dog, Shadow.
We love Schrute so much already, and we can’t wait to bring him home on January 24!