Tyler's 3rd Birthday!

Today is our doggy Tyler's 3rd birthday! I can't believe he is 3 years old already! It seems like yesterday we were driving all the way to Alabama to adopt him!

 I had been scouring petfinder.com for weeks looking at all of the sweet little puppies out there to adopt! Then one day this adorable litter in Dothan Alabama popped up and I knew I just couldn't wait a day longer. Jim took about a 4 hour lunch break to drive to Dothan check out the puppies and fill out the paperwork. When he arrived he got really nervous because the lady had told me when I called that there were only 2 left and there was a lady in the parking lot with 2! However she was bringing them back because the dogs she already had didn't get along with new puppies. So there ended up being 4 that Jim could choose from but I had already told Jim that I wanted the all black one. Luckily he was also the only dog not whining around all of the other dogs so Jim took that as a good sign.

 Here is the picture Jim took on his phone the day he went to fill out the paperwork...


He was so tiny. We had to wait to pick him up to take home about an extra week and a half because he had a little cold and they couldn't neuter him until he was all better.


When we finally got the call in the early afternoon that we could go pick him up, I was beyond excited! I was so jealous that Jim had already gotten to see him in person. We drove out there right after I got off work and made it just in time thanks to the time change. We thought he'd be fine just sitting in my lap on the drive home but he was so wild he was running around the floor board of Jim's car so we pulled over for a potty break and ended up putting him in a crate in the back seat. Here we are before the transfer... Tyler is definitely wondering what is going on....

When we finally got home we took him on a short walk and let him start settling in. He still wasn't so sure of his surroundings... he even had to keep an eye on us while he had some water. 

We have had lots of fun memories since the day we brought him home. He is obsessed with playing fetch, loves to swim, absolutely loves to snuggle (the lady who brought him out to us the day we got him said the same thing), is a ridiculously fast runner, is super excited to open presents, and fills our hearts with lots of love. 

Happy 3rd Birthday Tyler!!! 

We love you!