With trepidation we set out on Friday night towards Houston. We stayed the night and got up quite early in order to make it the rest of the way to Louisiana where we would take the next step into opening our hearts to a new member of our family: McCovey.
We had the choice out of three boys and we narrowed it down to two...(we knew immediately that the wild one was not for us)...out of the two one of them was chunky, slow, easy going BUT still strong spirited while the other was sleek, fast, cunning, and inquisitive....we chose the "chunky" one.
He slept the entire eight hour ride home, alternating between being in my lap and being in the kennel in the back of the car. He went potty at the rest areas, drank water out of his dish, and generally just wanted to be a little love.
That was 3 weeks ago.
Today he is a rambunctious, (still chunky) but also devious, inquisitive, and crazy about being where the people are.
He loves chewing on ice cubes, playing tug of war with his rag, fighting with his stuffed duck, ringing the bells on the door to go outside and go potty...or to chew on sticks and leaves, and sitting between my feet while I make dinner or do the dishes.
He loves his kennel, he loves his bed, and he loves to sleep INSIDE of the coffee table. He can sit, shake, come, and lie down on command (with a treat in hand of course).
He is our first addition to our family. He is our focus, our energy. He brings us together, he brings us away from our own selfish needs and allows us to completely devote ourselves to his needs.
He is our dog and we are so madly in love with him and his FANTASTIC personality!
Welcome to our lives sweet boy, thank you for letting us be a part of yours!
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