Just look at this little guy!

Isn’t he the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?

I swore to my boys that we would NEVER get a dog! Never ever ever. They had permission to get a dog when they turned 18 and moved out of this house.

So how did this happen you ask?

A friend of mine had posted some pics on Facebook of 2 boxers that needed a home. I don’t know why but I kept coming back to those pics. I liked the idea of older dogs I didn’t have to house-train and brothers. I thought it would be ideal. Turned out the dogs didn’t like my kids.

Now I had opened the possibility of dog ownership and the boys weren’t letting it go. I had no choice but to shop for a dog. After chatting up some friends everyone seemed to say great things about lab dogs. Loyal, protective, obedient, kid-friendly and just plain good dog.

We found R.K. an hour away on Petfinder.com. R.K. because the shelter found him at Rural King. Isn’t he adorable? He is 9 weeks old, already neutered and had his vaccines up to date. We snatched him up and took him home!

He still has that sweet puppy breath!

We are now trying to come up with a new name because R.K. just isn’t working for us.

Suggestions? On a name or how to raise a puppy?