It's A Boy!... dog

No, not a child, not yet :) We adopted a new canine! After many tears and a whole lot of second guessing we decided to find a new home for our gorgeous lab Laces. She just needed a home where she could be "busy" and it was hard on her and us keeping her as an inside dog. Luckily after much prayer we found a great family friend guy in Beaver with 50 acres, a stream and pond, a little boy who needs a rombunctious friend, and other dogs to romp around with! It was the perfect fit for Laces, even as heart braking as it was for us. She's been our companion, our baby, our obsession, our comedian, our frustration and our joy:) But we know she will be in DOG HEAVEN. That was just after Christmas, the most miserable Christmas activity ever. After we sortof recovered we decided we just couldn't have a quiet house and neeeded a little furry friend to keep us company. So I searched the internet and found a rescue agency for cocker spaniels - and this little guy! They are a fostering/adoption agency and let us take him home as his 'foster parents' with the option to change our mind or try a different dog if we needed, it was reassuring to say the least. But we think he is a perfect fit! We are absolutely delighted!

These pics of him from the agency are old- doesn't do justice of the dirty tossled monster that we met - & he was stinky! :) His hair made him look disproportioned & a little bit 'Hi I'm sasquatch'-ish... We took him home with a lot of hesitation... was this really going to be a good dog under all the unruly mess? Is it an indicator of his personality? We were worried! But after a good meal, a thorough scrub & a much needed hair cut we revealed the sweetest most stuffed animal looking pup I've ever seen!





He is a 4 yr old tan & white party mix spaniel, the agency named him Bistro.. eh, we changed it to BENTLEY. His mannerisms and features are perfectly depicted by the little cocker from "Lady & the Tramp". He is super sweet and cuddly, bounces after a ball, interested in anything we are doing, and happiest having someone give his ears a rub. He came fully potty trained and crate trained - wow! He is happier than ever to sleep in his crate while we are away from home, doesn't even cry! And he loves curling up in there to sleep. He's just adorable and we couldn't be more pleased. We never thought we'd like a small dog.. we were wrong. He's got the sweetest little freckles on his face, just adorable. He'll be great with kids too, because he's lived with them in the agency and he could care less about being pulled or pushed or poked. He's just so super mellow. So different from our exceptionally animated and dominating lab who we love and miss.

We think he quite likes it here, and we're pretty sure we quite like having him. I do believe he will fit right in... and I won't lie, I'm a little excited to try some "cute" accessories on this pup... he doesn't know boys shouldn't wear bows right? Well next time we make a family addition it will surely be a human one, but for now, the three of us will keep on keepin on and lovin every minute of it!