Duke, the Blue Tick Hound Dog

Kristi and I have been searching for a dog. We had never considered getting a dog until Megen's puppy Dodger stayed a couple days with us last year. Since then, we've been searching for the right time, and right dog to bring into our home. We wanted to adopt a dog from the Humane Society. After multiple months of searching Petfinder and trips to several of the local shelters, we had resigned ourselves to finding a dog via a rescue organization. We'd be able to limit the search to particular breeds, etc...

After a very nice, but interesting home visit by a representative of the German Short Hair Pointer Rescue Society, we made a trip to the Indianapolis Animal Control on Indy's South side. The reason: Duke. I had seen an image (blurry) of a dog called "Duke" on Petfinder the night before. The information provided indicated he was a blue tick hound dog, young male (1 1/2 years old). I thought it was hard to believe, the dog must have some sort of intestinal issue, or was blind... maybe the picture concealed the fact that he only had three legs (apparently dogs with three legs are "saved" at a higher rate than others at the pound, at least that is what we've been told). We had to check it out, and here he is:

 Needless to say, Duke has a new home. We've purchased all the dog gear (crate, leashes, collars, food), talked about the electric fence, made a vet appointment, and called about obedience classes. Duke is Awesome.