
Hi LoveHandlers!
I wanted to give you an update on our dog, formerly known as Lawson, now known as Sprocket. What an AMAZING boy you have helped join our family. We are so grateful for him, and cannot imagine life without him now.
He came on the December 23rd truck, and my boys and I had to leave home at 2:30am to meet the truck at 5:30 in New Jersey. I must say I was relieved to see all of the other anxious pet owners waiting at the same place! Everyone else seemed to be getting little puppies, and they were all so wriggly and cute that I was worried my boys might be disappointed when we got a bigger dog, but when this boy hopped off the truck, he sat down right in front of us, and my boys were smitten. I started to cry, and the rest is a blur, other than the driver saying, “We don’t see many dogs like this one!”. Several other people in line asked if they could have one like him too. He is SUCH a super boy. He already can sit, and stay (sort of), and heel, and never begs (our last dog was a beagle, so this is a shock). He lives for belly rubs and walks through the woods behind our house, and I’ve had him off leash a few times and he stays right with me. We are seriously considering training for becoming a therapy team, because he craves attention, and is so friendly and well behaved that I think he would love it.
He was at the vet yesterday and has gained a pound. We are just so thrilled to have him in our lives, and want to thank you for making it possible.
I’m including a picture from his first portrait shoot. I came downstairs on Christmas Eve (one day after we got him) to find my husband had a chair set up in front of the tree and Sprocket perched on it, happily posing for pictures. What a dog!