Our pets

  Like most people, Our pets are a part of our family, so I thought I'd write a few words about them. 
  We've had our dog back for a few months now so this post isn't really new information, but here's the story.

  We bought a puppy when we'd been married almost a year, we were in the process of buying our first home, so it seemed like the natural thing to do was to get a dog. I had done my research, we wanted a breed that was good with kids and a loyal family dog. I had always wanted a Boston Terrier, after all, who could resist that cute little flat nose? Anyway, the breed fit our criteria so we found our puppy, she was listed on puppyfind.com and was the most affordable choice even though she was located in Arkansas. So with our free flight benefits, we hopped on a plane and picked her up, and I must say, she was the cutest little thing I'd ever seen.

  Russ came up with the name Annie Belle because it sounded southern and we wanted to give her a name that represented where she came from. Anyway, she was our first "baby" and we were excited.
  About nine months later Taevin came along, and about a year and a half after that, we moved, and went out of our way to find a place with a small back yard and fence to accommodate Annie and Chudley (our French Bulldog we got to keep Annie company). Shortly after that, we were expecting Ryler and life was crazy and having pets became more than we could handle at the time, so we made a bad decision and sold the dogs. Chudley went to a wonderful home, and after turning down about three people for Annie, I found her a great home, or so I thought. She went to a single mom who lived in Salt Lake.
  Life went on and about a year later, I got a call from someone saying they'd found Annie in Lehi, her microchip was still in my name so she was traced back to me, so I went and picked her up. I couldn't figure out why she was clear out here when I knew she belonged in SLC, and I wasn't happy about it. I found the current owners and it turns out that the person I sold her to turned around and sold her to a family here in Lehi for a profit. But convinced that this family was a good one, I reluctantly gave her back and mentioned that if they ever needed to get rid of her, to call me first.
  About a year ago, we decided that the kids should have a pet, Taevin was still mad at me for getting rid of Annie, again, so as a compromise, we opted for a lower maintenance animal, a cat. So we adopted a sweet little shelter cat and named him Ammo because he reminded us of an explosive little ball of ammunition.
  A few months later I received a message from Annie's family, they couldn't keep her anymore so I gladly agreed to buy her back.
  I guess it's true what they say, if something is meant to be yours, it'll come back, and she came back... twice! So now our pets are here to stay and even though they add more work to my life, we love them and consider ourselves a family of seven.