Dogs Act the Way Humans Should

As many of you know, our sweet dog Sgt. Pepper passed away this past September. It was sudden, unexpected, and incredibly emotional. She was honest to goodness the perfect dog (ask anyone who knew her, and they'd agree).

She left a huge hole in our home; a hole we knew we needed to fill. It just didn't seem right not having a dog in our home. Seeing this as an opportunity to give another abandoned pup a good home, we did some looking and found this ad:

Doesn't that picture just make your heart melt? Someone just dumped him on the side of the road.

We went to look at him determined to take at least one night to think about it and make sure that we were the right home for this dog.

We didn't have to think about it, this dog was the right dog for us, and we were the right people for him. We named him Atticus, and welcomed him into our home.

He is a joy to have around, and although he doesn't replace Sarge, we love him dearly. He is (like Sarge did), teaching us that dogs act as humans should.