A Peek at the Poulsens

We got a dog! We've wanted a dog for years but knew we wanted to wait until we didn't have babies at home. Our previous landlord didn't allow pets, but when we found out our current landlord is cool with dogs we got excited! We realized we didn't want to jump into such a big life change without making sure we were serious about it, so we marked the calendar for one month away to re-discuss getting a dog. At the end of June, we both still agreed that we wanted a dog as long as it was the right fit. We had been keeping an eye on local animal shelters in case any dog caught our eye, but nothing really stood out. Austin was looking at work one day and texted me a link to "Travis," and it was a very nice, happy looking dog. It ended up being the only dog that both of us were interested enough in to set up a visit at the shelter to meet.  My first impression was that he was very docile and also very large....I always imagined that we would have a smaller dog as our ...