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The Newest Member to our Family of Runaways and Strays: Djinn

September 19, 2009 10:37 PM EDT (Updated: September 19, 2009 10:39 PM EDT)

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I know what you're thinking. And yes. We did it again. T_T I swear it's a disease.

As most of you already know we have a bunny, Mephistopheles (Staphi) and two cats (Azrael and Loki). Well...now we have a DOG!

Call us crazy, but one of my coworkers approached me yesterday asking if we wanted a dog. I said no, but she explained that it looked like a husky and it had been wandering around their house for a while and she found it wandering down the middle of the road day (which is extremely windy and people fly by) and she was afraid it would get hit. She figured it was only 2 - 3 months old and she didn't want anything to happen to it. Well, they couldn't afford to keep it and they wanted to give it to a good home. He was staying at her mother's house, but her mother is superstitious and the dog howled the other night and that's an omen of death, so her mother refused to have it around anymore.

So I thought about it and I told her I'd talk to Jake about it and let her know. I thought it would make a wonderful gift for Jake for Christmas. We agreed that we were only going to get the house as a Christmas gift for each other and that would be all for Christmas, but he's really wanted a German Shepherd and a Husky was his second.

Jake said no right away when I asked him, but I told him to at least see a picture of it and see how it reacts to us and decide then. Well, we saw the picture today and Jake was mad at me because he loved it and thought it was cute. He was rather hoping it'd be ugly. xD

We went to see it earlier and...well, he's ours! Jake picked him up and held him and he didn't squirm or whine or try to get away or anything that some puppies do. He let us pet him and loved the attention and gave us kisses and everything. He's about Azrael's size, so small enough to still play with the kitties before he gets too big.

This one's Jake's pet and he was going to name it, but we discussed names mostly. We wanted to stay in the pattern of angels/fallen angels, but we couldn't find any we liked except Uriel (Uri for short), so we thought about naming the cats we have after angels and the dogs after demons. Thus we chose to name the puppy Djinn (even though they're not really "demons", but that's a discussion for another time).

We're bringing him home tomorrow. ^_^

And I know you've been waiting patiently for...PICTURES! So here they are.

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Comments: 29

Karen A. Sep 19, 2009, 10:42pm EDT

Those eyes! What are gorgeous pup! Congrats on your new addition!

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 10:43pm EDT

Thanks! Yes, we fell in love with his eyes! ^_^ They're the most beautiful things ever.

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Sandi S. Sep 19, 2009, 10:49pm EDT

Beautiful puppy, but the name just gives me chills...!!!!!!!!!

:-)

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 10:56pm EDT

Aww...why does the name give you chills?

Sandi S. Sep 19, 2009, 10:59pm EDT

I guess we have different ideas about Djinns :)

I wrote a story about some... Shadow Creatures

I hope I did that link right... if not:

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421074

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:05pm EDT

Yes, it definitely seems like we've got different ideas. I've read the Qur'an and it says that djinn can be both good and evil, so that's the idea I worked with in my own novel. ^_^

Either way, you've got to admit they're fascinating creatures, I'm sure.

Sandi S. Sep 19, 2009, 11:06pm EDT

hey, cool... where is your novel? Do you have any of it on Gather? I'd like to read that.

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:14pm EDT

I've got Chapter 1 posted, but that's all I plan on posting for now. It's here.

Sandi S. Sep 19, 2009, 11:28pm EDT

I was on your page reading that post, wondering if that was it, when you answered my comment. Weird, huh?

Anyway, I read your Chapter 1 of Shifters... fabulous. Very gritty. I liked it and want to read more.

But still... chills. :)

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:35pm EDT

Thanks. xD I'm hoping to actually finish it one day, but it doesn't seem likely that it'll be very soon.

Mmhmm...but chills can be good sometimes. :)

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Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Sep 19, 2009, 10:50pm EDT

Siberian Husky with a little wolf mixed in I bet

Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Sep 19, 2009, 10:51pm EDT

I just noticed his name LOL, hopefully he does not live up to that.

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 10:57pm EDT

That could be. He was wandering and they couldn't find an owner no matter how hard they tried, so we'll never know, I guess.

And there's nothing wrong with being a djinni. ^_^ Djinn can be either good or bad, really.

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JoAnn C. Sep 19, 2009, 10:51pm EDT

such a sweet face. adorable

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 10:57pm EDT

Thanks. :)

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Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N. Sep 19, 2009, 11:04pm EDT

What a sweet baby :) Do I think you're crazy? Uhh, no! At one time (years ago), when we still had a house, we had a pet shelter and I swear everybody dropped pets off, at one point, we were up to 26 and loved every one of them.
You're wonderful and so is that puppy! Look at those eyes :)

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:06pm EDT

Oh wow, that's quite a bit! Well, this is our fourth pet in the past 6 months I think. xD So we're on a roll. But this is the last one for quite a while, hopefully. LOL. We'll probably end up being the people that have tons of pets, I'm sure.

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Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N. Sep 19, 2009, 11:11pm EDT

Yep, you will because they bond to you right away, they know who'll love and take care of them :) I'll be waiting for the next pet-photo essay :=D

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:15pm EDT

Yup, it sure seemed like he did! He was content to let us pet him and hold him and play with him. ^_^ It was an immediate bond I think, which is just great. :)

I'm hoping to have one either tomorrow or the day after. You know I'll be snapping pics all over tomorrow. hehe.

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Visionaerie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:14pm EDT

That's a very cool dog, and it does have spooky eyes! Guess you're all set now for Halloween? Thanks for posting this and enjoy your menagerie!

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:17pm EDT

Yeah, the eyes are pretty neat. We loved 'em right from the start!

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Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Sep 19, 2009, 11:47pm EDT

What an adorable dog, and look at those stunning eyes! The eyes just draw you in & capture your heart~

Sammie B. Sep 19, 2009, 11:54pm EDT

Don't they? That's the first thing I noticed when she showed me a picture. xD

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Janet H. Sep 20, 2009, 1:36am EDT

Adorable little blue eyed pup. I hope his eyes will stay blue. My dog that is nearly 2 years had pretty blue eyes as a pup. The vet warned me that they might turn brown as he got older and they did turn an amber color. But your pup looks old enough that his eyes are likely to stay blue. They sure are pretty. Looks like he has a red Siberian husky in his background.

Sammie B. Sep 20, 2009, 9:00am EDT

That's what we were thinking was some sort of Husky. :) He certainly looks it. His eyes very possibly could change. I'm not sure. I don't think they will, but they might. xD I'll have to keep checking...haha.

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