About a year and a half after I moved here, I was a bit lonely, I was
working from home, I didn't really have any friends... so I decided it
was time for me to find "the one". And like a lot of people do now a
days... I went online. I read so many profiles and looked at so many
photos, but the second I saw his, I just new, he was the one that I
wanted, it was love at first site. His big beautiful eyes, that
handsome face, his luscious brown hair, I was done. Ryan however was
not quite sure if he wanted to bring another man into our home, even if
he was obviously the cutest dog that ever existed. So I printed out the
picture, and I put it on the fridge when I wasn't following Ryan around
the house with it, reciting the puppy profile that I had memorized off
of the dog adoption site. But Ryan was also weakened by that adorable
puppy face, and we adopted Grizzly, aka Grizeria, aka the Griz, aka
Grizzy-butt in October, 2007, he was 6 months old.
And
then... I tried to return him a week later, why you ask? Because he was
CRAZY! Griz is an Australian cattle dog mix, and I did not like being
herded down the hall, or pulled or barked at, or mouthed, but we decided
to try a Positive Training course, (Griz and I were put in the corner
the very first class because he was so crazy) and we persevered, we even
got the most perseverance award at end of class and we kept Griz. I'm
so glad we did. He is more that just my dog, he watches over our house,
our kids, and us. He is my jogging partner, my snuggle buddy, my best
friend. He even knew before I did when I was in labor, of course now
when he acts all weird and clingy, I start freaking out and thinking I'm
in labor again... which is crazy, because I'm not pregnant.
I
couldn't imagine not having him here. Even though he has no puppy
manners, is kinda moody and has serious social issues, I wouldn't trade him for the
best behaved dog on the planet.
Happy 5 years Griz! We love you like crazy! Now I'm going to go find you and snuggle with your face.
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