Love at First Sight

I'm still thinking this may be too good to be true and perhaps I should hold off blogging about it, but I just can't help myself. 

We found this droopy-jawed cutie last night, walking alone in the drizzle down a street near our house. We followed him, stopped the car, and got out to see if he would come to us. Sure enough, after a little coaxing, he came right along. He had a collar, but no tags. I stood out with him in the rain while Brian went to switch cars. We then took him to our house very close by. 

Poor thing was so hungry, he went straight for the cat food bowl. Brian promptly left to pick up some dog food and when he returned he gobbled it up in seconds. He slept in our room all night without any trouble. Major bonus: he seems to be house-trained! He is boxer through and through - smart, extremely well-tempered, and makes good use of those front paws. He seems happiest when draped over your lap.

So we - somewhat reluctantly - did the right thing and took him to the vet this morning to see if he was micro-chipped. My heart sank a little when I heard the beep of the scanner as it met with the chip. However, the chip was not registered to anyone. They could only trace it back to what could only be the breeder - someone who bought several chips at once and never registered any. To be honest, I don't have the greatest feeling about whomever may have had him previously. He is probably about 2 years old and has never been neutered, which I personally see as a red flag. Also, it's hard to see in the picture above, but one of his ears is half gone. I really don't want to know how that happened. 

So until if and when there are any further developments, I consider him ours. I have prayed that the right thing happens in this situation, and I believe that it will, even it isn't what we hope for. I have to say, I do feel a little sheepish for not keeping the other dog we rescued  a couple months ago and now we are keeping this guy. But we found her a good home and we did it for good reasons. 

I find it rather amazing that the exact dog I'd always wanted was essentially dropped in my lap. I've been totally in love with boxers for quite a long time now. The cats however, are not so in love...Ah, they'll get over it. Now if we could only settle on a name.