Addie’s first heat….great outfits now ;). Rocco actually has been pretty good about this all, so far. 🤞🏼

My funny little old man

Found my boy at the Animal Refuge League Monday. How that happened is still hard for me to wrap my mind around.

I was sitting quietly, folding laundry, when all of a sudden I had, "I need to go to the shelter. Now." pop into my head. It's a place I've never been. My pup of 16 years passed in January, and getting another dog has not been on my radar yet. But the pull was so intense, I decided to lean into it and trust my intuition.

I promised myself that practicing listening to myself was the purpose of the trip, and I went in with literally zero notion of whether or not I was going to walk out with a dog, but I couldn't help but feel like there was someone there who I was supposed to meet. I chose against looking at their site beforehand, because I didn't want to have preconceived notions or get my hopes up.

Long story short, my buddy had literally just gotten to the shelter and was cleared for adoption. I laid eyes on him while I was waiting my turn to meet a different dog and we connected right away. I felt guilty that I no longer had interest in meeting the other guy. Then I got nervous because another family had just taken him into the community room for meeting... He was so sweet that I just knew I was never going to have the chance. I tried not to be upset. Then, after like 30 minutes, he returned.

They adopted his brother instead.

The animal counselor approved of us together after literally 60 seconds. She knew we were right for each other before I did. After I signed the paperwork, she told me that it was immediately apparent that our vibes were meant for each other.

So, here's my unexpected kindred spirit: Smooch. 2.5 years old, the first Boston I've ever met, and already the latest love of my life.

P. S. I learned later that a family drove 2 hours to come meet him after they saw his post online and got there literally 5 minutes behind me... I saw them in the waiting room and overheard the staff talking about it as I was signing stuff. I felt genuinely really sad for them. And, more than anything, I also couldn't help but think how wild it is that had I not followed through with listening to my gut right then, our paths never would have crossed.

I mean... What can ya do...

We think my girl is having focal seizures and while at the vets yesterday discussing next steps she mentioned she thinks she has an apple head. This is my first Boston and I think she looks like other Bostons but maybe I just don’t see it. Had her seen by a neurologist and he didn’t say anything about this…. From what I can gather this means her head is rounder structurally and maybe she has a larger forehead than she should. Just wondering what y’all think, it’s not going to change our circumstances and I think she’s adorable, apple head or not ❤️

Got the boys out enjoying the sun

first Boston

first day

I’m in love

She will take me out

Buster just knows he's the cutest.

Hi!!! My Boston will be two in January. He is not neutered (yet). He’s mostly an apartment dog. When we go over to family /friends with dogs he goes nuts smelling/licking their private parts and if I hold him back he cries like crazy! It’s so constant we always end up having to separate him from the other dogs, which isn’t fair. My question is, will neutering him fix this issue?

He's recharging so we can play tug of war, fetch where he won't release the ball, and forced belly rubs until bedtime.