I have been e-mailing a lady about a rat terrier female she listed on craigslist.com.  She sent me a picture and some information.  I told her that I would need Jerry to meet her to make sure they were a good match and asked if she was available this weekend.  I have not heard anything else from her.  I sent her another e-mail as I was leaving work last night and gave her my personal e-mail (she had been sending them to my work e-mail) and my cell phone #.  Still nothing.  So now I'm not sure what to think. 

I'm actually a little torn.  We've been planning on adopting another dog for a long time.  We just wanted to wait until we were moved into the new house.  I've always planned on rescuing a shelter dog.  I found a female rat terrier in foster care about an hour away from here.  She sounds just perfect for us:  2 year-old female, 16 pounds (so she could hold her own with Jerry!), loves dogs, cats, kids & adults, crate-trained & loves to snuggle.  There is an adoption fee of $175 for her, but this isn't an issue at all.  I've been expecting to pay an adoption fee and have money set aside in my savings account.  I haven't contacted them yet about her because I wanted to wait until we were moved in.  I figured that if she was adopted before we were able to meet her, then it just wasn't meant to be.  Now I'm not sure what would be best.  If this works out with the craigslist rattie, I think it is still a good thing because her owners would have some peace of mind and know she was going to a good home.  But I don't know if it would be better to help a dog that is in need like a shelter dog.  I'm just not sure what to do.