Thanks for the sweet words, everyone! He sweet little face just completely captivated me at the shelter. My husband and I visited 5 shelters total looking for something like a jack/rat mix but every time I walked by her kennel I just stopped and stared. We were actually getting in the car to leave that shelter since we didn't find a rat terrieroc and once we were in the car he asked if I was sure I didn't see anything that would work for us. I was like "umm, yeah! That adorable older puppy with the fuzzy ears that I KEPT pointing out to you!" Lol. He said "Oh, haha. I thought you were just showing me. Lets go back in and ask to play with her." So we did and her personality sealed the deal!
We can tell she is going to be a fabulous dog. Like I said we are dealing with the normal potty training accidents but the Bissell Spotbot is amazing!! And I am nothing short of floored at how well she is crate training. She has had zero accidents in the crate. She sleeps in the crate in our room at night and she does not bark or whine to get out at all! She really doesn't bark much period unless he is playing. No problem barking. I'm amazed (knocking on wood).
Anyway we are really happy with our decision! And she seems so grateful to be in a forever home.