We're Parents!!!!

I'm sure that everyone will be happy to know that Phil and I have become parents of a beautiful boy named Tucker... he's about 80 lbs, and a couple feet long :) We found him at the Humane Society- see his picure from their website:

We went to visit him, and played with him, and several other dogs. My always-responsible husband kept me from applying to adopt ALL of them (darn him). Tucker stood out to us as the one most "in need" of rescuing. He is about 8.5 years old, and the family he came from had given him up because they had a baby. You could tell in his eyes that he was pretty scared and uncomfortable at the shelter. He's also very well trained, and already housebroken. We knew the younger dogs had a better chance of getting adopted, and really felt like Tucker needed us.

They approved our adoption application, and we picked him up yesterday afternoon. He gets super-excited when he sees the leash, and he almost pulled Phil over when we left the shelter! He calms down after a second, though, and walks pretty nicely. He gets super-excited again when he realizes he's going for a ride, and he enjoyed the car ride home:

We let him explore the yard for a while, and then took him in to his new home. I thought he looked so cute waiting for Phil to open the door for the first time! He was so excited!

He seems to love everything- walks, rides, getting brushed, playing... he certainly seems to act more like a 2-year old than a 8.5-year old!

He's already made it quite clear that he's a daddy's boy- he ADORES Phil. He likes me alright, but was stuck like glue to Phil. Phil was the only one who could get him to lay on his dog bed when we were going to sleep, but as soon as he realized where Phil was sleeping... well...

He obviously didn't stay on the bed, but he did sleep right beside Phil's side of the bed all night. He was wide awake and ready to play this morning, and pulled out every toy we had to try to keep us from getting ready for work. I'm heading home at lunch to check on him, and see how he's doing on his own. We love him already, and can't wait for everyone to meet our new family member!

Also, I'd like to plug the Charlotte Humane Society- we were impressed with how well they seemed to know each animal there, and how excited they were to bring Tucker to us. Someone was bringing an awesome dog in yesterday while we were there (again, if Phil hadn't been there...) and I hope anyone in this area will consider them when they are looking for their next pet! www.humanesocietyofcharlotte.org