Meet my puppy :)

So, I have a dog... And I happen to be one of those people who believe their pet is part of the family. This dog is pretty special to me! His name is Jack or Jacky Poo as I like to call him. He can be pretty intimidating to some just due to his size (he weighs just over 110lbs!) but to me, he is such a cute puppy! I really don't think he is that big, really. To me, he's just a regular dog. A dog that is so well behaved and calm. He's my baby!!!!

We adopted Jack about a week after I lost my very first pet, Sadie, unexpectedly. Losing Sadie was really hard on me. For that one week after she passed, every time I pulled up to my driveway I just cried... Cried for my Sadie girl, who no longer would be at the door to greet me. The house just felt empty without a dog... Without the patter of paws and clinking of dog tags. My husband just could not sit by and allow me to do that to myself so he suggested we go to the local Humane Society to look at the possibility of adopting. I wasn't having any part of it! I felt like I was cheating on Sadie... How could I go and try to replace her? It hasn't even been a week and we're already talking about another dog???!!! Give me some time to grieve! Give me some time to adjust... 'I don't want another dog!' I remember telling him... But, yet, every time and I mean every time, we pulled up to the driveway, I would start to cry... One day, I even stayed at my Mom's until my husband could meet me there so I wouldn't have to go to my house by myself... That day I told my hubby, 'Okay, let's go look. But I'm not making any promises!'

The first day we went we found a female dog that took to me but not to my hubby. I should mention that on our way to go see her when we turned the corner, we both saw a dog that looked more like a pony just stare at us. I remember my husband asked the attendant if that was the dog we were there for and she said, 'No, that's Joseph,' and with that, we kept going. After visiting with the female dog, we decided she was not for us. We left and, as we turned that corner again, we asked to go see Joseph but his cage was now empty. He was out being exercised. I was a bit overwhelmed with all the puppies who needed a home so I asked hubby to just please leave it for another day. Well, when my husband wants something he can be very persistent (God love him!) so, he wanted to go to the Humane Society the very next day and go see Joseph... 

We went the next day to meet Joseph and it was just right!!! He took to both of us and, us to him, so we knew we would take him home with us. I remember when we put him back in the cage to go sort out the paperwork, the dog went straight for a bucket of water to take a drink and he just dunked his whole face into the bucket, spilling water all over the place. I thought to myself, 'My kitchen floor will never be clean again!' And it hasn't but Jack (we renamed him after he got home cause he's just such a cool, laid back dog that Jack fits him better!) has brought soooo much love and laughter into our lives that I cannot imagine life without him! He picked us at the Humane Society and I'm glad my husband was paying attention!!!

Here are some pics of my puppy. The first was about a week ago in my kitchen after he had dirtied my kitchen floor eating some ice. 

The second one is him laying on his couch. Yes, he has a couch! Remember, he's over 100lbs, doggy beds aren't good enough for him, My Jacky Poo!!!