2 greyhounds?

Been a long couple of days here and I'm glad that the weekend is nearly upon us. Tuesday I went to Muay Thai at lunch hour and experienced my first sparring match. Kruu Sacha was teaching and there were only 3 of us in the class. We started off with some pyramid drills, 6-combination punches, etc. Phase II drills actually. We were just going to start with new kicks and elbows when Kruu Bob came in and told us to grab our gloves and get over to the ring - we were going to beat up on Sacha for a while! Not having sparred before, I was quite excited!! I had just told Sacha that I was curious to know what it actually feels like to be hit - better to know than to be afraid of it, right? Here was my chance!! We donned mouthguards and 16 oz gloves and entered the ring for a 3 minute round. Only boxing first, then in a Muay Thai stance. What a blast!! I learned something very important - keep your hands up and protect your face. Sacha got in a couple of jabs to my face, in particular my nose, and a hook to my head when I dropped my right hand while throwing my left. It's hard to get the upper and lower part of your body working together in the ring!! In practice, sure, it's slow and controlled. I was all excited and adrenaline was rushing through my body. A good lesson learned - stay relaxed, controlled and let your opponent come to you. However, for a first time, it was great! I can't wait to do more. Although 2 hours later, my face was hurting - my nose took a bit of a beating! Still slightly sensitive now, but that's all part of the game. More, more more!! I need to go and buy 12 oz gloves and a better mouthguard now. And shin guards. I figure I'll try for Phase II in the new year, but if Kruu figures I'm advanced enough right now to handle sparring, I could probably go for Phase II now as well. But having learned that it takes a long time before moves in practice aren't fully incorporated into muscle memory yet, I think a few more months in Phase I is fine by me.

Today, I received a call from GRA, the greyhound adoption agency where I got Abbey. Apparently his sister, Dottie, is back up for adoption as her owners' landlord told them that they could not have a dog. She's a really sweet dog - goofy like Abbey, brindle in colour, and I wound so love to have her. But, realistically, 2 huge dogs? I need to move first. And all the costs would double. As much as I would love to drive down to London and get her, I don't think I can. I'm still debating, but it's an argument between the irrational and logical sides of my brain. I'm not sure which one is winning!!