I must be crazy because I won't pay the price

I want a dog. But I want to go to the Animal Humane Society and "adopt" a dog. BUT LORD they want so much for these dogs that you would think they are made of gold. I understand they want some money back for the food and so forth while they have had the dog in their care. But $300.+ and $400+ for a dog is getting down right stupid. Yes I know that they have put chips in some of these animals and also have spade or neutered them as well but still that seems to be too high of a price to "adopt" a fur-baby. So then I hear of another place you can look for available animals to "adopt" and they are cheaper than AHS. Yeah they want to "visit your home" before agreeing to let you adopt a pet. WHAT? My home is my privet place I don't need you to come here to
see if I pass as a pet owner" I've owned pets since I was 2 yrs old and I think I know how to take care of my pets. First off they aren't "pets" they are family - Kids if you prefer. Hubby thinks they come to "case your place to rob it later" while I don't think that is true in all of the cases it could be true in some. So I really won't be going through them even though it's much cheaper than AHS. So for now I will not be getting a dog. What kind you say? Well I'm bouncing back and forth between a Yorkie and a Shih tzu.  When I find the right one (out of those 2) I will know which one I will be getting.

I guess the Beavers were right again

So our winter here in MN has been pretty darn mild. Now there will be several that will say are ya nuts? Did you forget the minus below temps we had? Well yeah because when you all had the minus degree weather here I was in Fl enjoying 87 degree weather. I was out on the beaches enjoying the sun, laughing (yes laughing) at all those back here in MN freezing their asses off. But low and behold when we came back to MN the week before Christmas the weather wasn't that cold any more and then we only had a few days that were back down below zero. So yes the beavers were right once again.
I know many farmers check the Farmer Almanac's and pretty much live by it. But my dad said the Beaver's are a good way to see what our weather will truly be like because they are here living it. So I always go check out the beavers, to see just where they have built their huts. Close to the shore mild winter. Out in the middle bad winter. and so far they have been right. My money will be on the Beavers. I have yet to see them wrong.