Decade #3: Blanche

Doing more house hunting today and I'm starting to get a little discouraged. I feel like this is becoming my life to find a place for me to live. Nevermind finding someone to stay in my house, because that will happen without any control on my end. I have done all that I need to do to secure a tenant so there is no need to worry or stress about what happens with that from here on out. Of course I should be taking this same approach to finding a place for me, but one thing that has been pulling at my heart is trying to find somewhere to live that will accept Blanche as well.

I adopted my sweet pet Blanche on November 12, 2013 from the Charlottesville SPCA. She was described as a Boxer (mix), but I'm not certain what she's mixed with. Many people have guessed either a pit bull or a bull dog to be the mix. While searching for apartments, I'm noticing that pit bulls and American bull dogs are listed as "restricted breeds" and any dog mixed with them are not welcomed to stay. Because I'm not sure what she's mixed with, I'm not certain she will be accepted at the places I have been looking at. It doesn't hurt to try, but I'm a little worried that we will be turned away due to the ambiguity of what she actually is.

I e-mailed a potential roommate inquiring within about renting a room in her home and informed her that I have a dog who is a boxer bulldog. I have decided that I'm sticking with the fact that she's an English bulldog mix and that's final. No matter what others may say. Either way, the girl e-mailed me back immediately and said "no boxers or bull dogs" in that they are "aggressive" breeds. :(

My neighbor has offered to take Blanche if I can't find anywhere that will accept her, but the more I think of that, my heart begins to hurt. I don't want to have to give her away because I have grown to love her like she's a part of my family. I would be devastated if I couldn't keep her!! I'm standing in the need of prayer right now that everything will work out and I will be able to keep her because I would be so sad if it had to go another way.

I never knew I could love like this, but she's my baby!!