This actually makes me really sad. I came across these pics the other day when I was looking through my camera. As some of you know, I was super excited that Mark and I were going to adopt a puppy from a rescue. These are the only pictures we have of this moment in time. Sniffle. So after much thought, Mark and I had found this Italian Greyhound that we thought would be a perfect fit in our little family. Sam is getting up there in age and we thought he could use a friend. So we looked on petfinder.com and came across this adorable puppy who was seven months old and rescued from a puppy mill. We did a little research on the breed and knew that he would be a little hard to potty train and knew that coming from a puppy mill he would need some work. We wanted this little dog so bad that we were even willing to wait for him to get over his kennel cough before we could take him home. We waited a few weeks (felt like forever). Finally we were able to pick him up! This breed is a very difficult breed and they will only allow certain people to take them on. Thats why when the lady handed him over with little to no questioning, I was a little shocked but very happy. We took the little guy home and named him "Noodle". Long story short, he was the hardest dog to handle! I seriously had a nervous breakdown. I was super sleep deprived from his howling that kept us up a night. I just remember that right before we made the decision to give him up, I was slumped over the sink that I was washing him in (he peed everywhere and constantly smelt like urine), I was scrubbing away and crying to Mark, " If I can't even handle a dog how am I going to handle a kid?!" I felt so bad that I had to make the decision to give him up, I was sick over it! It ended up being the best thing for Noodle. I didn't give him back to the rescue we got him at, but to a rescue that dealt only with this specific breed. They are VERY picky on who they adopt their dogs to. Since Noodle picked up some really bad habits being in a puppy mill for the first part of his life, they are working on rehabilitating him so that he makes a good dog for someone. Even though our first experience wasn't the greatest, we are still all for getting a dog from a rescue. I know many, many people who have had great experiences and won't get anything except rescues! It was mostly our fault, we didn't have the proper means to rehabilitate this poor little guy. (not to mention the rescue we got him from, shouldn't have had him in the first place, and should have interviewed us more). We are definitely working so that we will be properly prepared before we get our next rescue dog. PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE TYPE OF BREED YOU WANT! PLEASE DON'T PURCHASE ANY ANIMALS FROM THE MALLS OR PET STORES (THEY COME FROM PUPPY MILLS!) PLEASE SPAY AND NUEDER YOUR PETS! There are so many dogs out there, they are putting the to sleep by the truck load! If anyone wants help finding a rescue, I am a little more educated now and can totally help, just let me know! Even if you want to foster an animal let me know! Noodle is with a family that just loves him, they say he even learned how to use the doggy door!!!! Happy tear!