Introducing...
HICKORY
the newest member of the Oyakawa clan/pack/family
named after the Tin Man
The day we adopted him we couldn't take him home because he was already scheduled for his "big snip" We spent the morning getting ready to go get him spring cleaning, puppy proofing, and looking at videos of dog getting neutered on you tube, (Benjamin couldn't watch)
When we got there to get him there had been confusion and our collar was missing and they didn't know which dog was ours - good thing he has the mis-coloring on his nose so we were sure it was him.
He has a microchip now
We have been thinking and talking about a dog for a while - and had nixed the idea 99.9999999% of the time, until we made the mistake of actually looking at the cute puppies up for adoption at Petsmart - this little guy stole our hearts. Especially Kyle's!
He's a gentle soul - and PJ is completely intrigued
They say he's a boxer/black mouth curr mix - we see the blackmouth curr thing (they are cow herding dogs - very loyal and smart) - and no we'd never heard of that breed either.
We don't so much see the boxer in him - he doesn't have the kinda scary boxed mouth thing going on... yet.
He is fitting right in and already learning to sit and go potty outside.
We have taken him with us just about anywhere we could so far, except the pinewood derby and church but other than that he's come along for the ride
he's slept in the bed with Kyle and I every night and we are sort of crate training during the day
We loved taking him to the leash free dog park in Allen and see ourselves making that drive quite often. I wish I could have taken Zeke there but with his arthritis it would have been too much. When we were there the other night there were two great danes playing and it sounded like horses bounding up behind me.
Cheers to life with a dog again - and thanks to my mom for encouraging me. I asked her several times what she thought (thinking she'd be the voice of reason to talk me out of it right now) and she said and I agree:
Every kid needs a dog!
P.S. - He was in a litter of seven that were abandoned in a ditch with their momma - 5 siblings are still up for adoption from here and they come to Petsmart every weekend... you know just in case you are crazy and thinking about a dog too.
5 comments:
He is soooo cute and I am so glad he is so gentle and "kid friendly"!!!
And just how long has Mr PJ been sitting up by himself? You didn't tell me that!!
Janie, that is so funny. I actually take my boys on "dates" to Petsmart so that we can peruse, pet, and fall in love with the dogs there. I grew up with them and love them, but Dan HATES dogs (raised with cats and got bit by a dog at one cliched point in his childhood). So I figure if I can work on the kids enough they can help convince Dan that we need a puppy! Maybe one day...sigh.
So cute. I think every kid needs a dog too and every dog needs a kid. He's the perfect Zeke follower with the nose thing. I remember zeke always having a light spot on his nose too.
You're right zeke did have that nose thing but he did it to himself he was constantly licking the top of his nose until it was raw and eventually he had a little scar - used to drive me crazy I even put stuff on it to make him stop but it never worked
OH and I don't remember learning square foot gardening in va beach, I must have missed that day - too bad because I am loving it now
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