Introducing Gus the Labradoodle
It's offical. Gus is here to stay! (We must be nuts! 🤪) Welcome to the family little guy!
I think my life should be following three specific mantras at this point:
1. Never say Never
2. Expect the Unexpected
3. Embrace the Chaos
Adopting a puppy was not on my radar this month! In fact, I just spent a copious amount of time and energy getting rid of the nine that we already had. Having a puppy so soon under our roof again was a surprising turn of events! But it's a happy turn that I'm hoping will come with a very sweet companionship one day.
Our good friends Dave and Amy just had a litter of Labradoodles. (Auggie is 12% Labrador, the rest Poodle.) They knew that we eventually want to breed our Australian Shepherd to a Poodle, so they brought him over Sunday afternoon and asked if we wanted him. It was totally manipulative -- in the best and funniest of ways. We were overwhelmed and the boys were instantly head-over-heels in love with the puppy. Our friends knew we couldn't possibly say no. The decision was obvious: keep him! The stipulation is that we owe Dave and Amy some strawberry freezer jam + the first couple of stud fees/puppy sales to pay for him. Done. Deal. We must be absolutely crazy to take on a third dog!
So far, Auggie seems to be a very chill puppy. He's playful and curious yet is totally willing to just come lay down next to me. I can see Gus becoming a beloved part of the family. Just wish us luck on potty training first! And then all the other training we will no doubt need to conquer afterwards.
Below are pictures from our first day with Auggie. (It just happened to be Jed's 12th birthday as well. He got a bike AND a puppy?! Lucky duck!) A fluffy puppy + chalk just might make for the best spring evening ever. 🥰 Also, can I hear three cheers for a day that was finally over 50 degrees and not blowing?! Whoop!
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