When we got home, much to my grieving mother's dismay, I reminded her of my dad's promise. I'm not sure where I would've looked for a dog, but as luck would have it, my teacher's dog had puppies. My mom had told me all about Chinese dogs and especially this mysterious "sand skin" dog. Guess what kind of puppies my teacher had?! You got it! Shar Pei puppies! She brought them over for us to see and we picked a girl, or more like she picked us as she was the only one to poop in our yard. I took care of her religiously whenever I was home, but two months later, my mom informed me that it wasn't working out, especially since we were about to go out of town for a month. Back to the breeder she went. It was tough leaving without her. My mom said to the breeder (since she still had some of the other puppies) that if someone wanted our pup while we were gone to go ahead and sell her, but if she was still there when we got back, we'd take her back. I don't know if she really was sold or not, but I never saw her again and I never forgot about her. My mom told me that when I had my own place I could get a dog.
14 long years later that dream came true. I searched for five months! I still can't believe you are mine. Funny that I got another Shar Pei. I never did get that Dalmation and I wouldn't want one today!
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