Pup's 1st Birthday

Yup, this pup is 1. Although we have not been here for a year, our beloved German Shepherd is celebrating his first year in Idaho.

Yes he is truly an Idahoan puppy. I’m not sure if you recall the story of how we acquired said dog, but I’ll retell it in just in case.

You see we were moving here from Chicago during one of the coldest spells in December. We wanted to be here and set up before Christmas. Our luck ran out in our last town and we needed a change. Our visit last summer brought us as far as Sandpoint and Coure D’Alene. It was love at first sight and we knew we were destined to move here.

Fast forward to December as we are trekking our way through the states traveling West. Now you may remember that I hadn’t even seen the house we were buying except in pictures and a poorly shot video. We also didn’t know as much about the area as we should have prior to moving. If you know us well, we can be spontaneous people.  We packed and moved within a 6 week time frame.

Here we are on our last leg of the trip passing through Utah and entering into Idaho. We stop for the night somewhere around Idaho Falls. Hubby has always wanted a dog and a German Shepherd was it. I think he had been searching for one all during our trip. The morning of our last leg, he shows me a picture of the cutest puppies and well who couldn’ t resist.

He said, “Hey, would you like to go and check out some puppies?” Anyone knows that “check out” is code for “Hey, come look at these irresistible dogs that you will end up taking home with you!” That is about how it went. We stopped off at a pet store along the way to get us set up. You know the essentials: dog food, treats, toys, leash, collar, and bed.  Yes you read correctly, we bought these things before we purchased the dog. Why? We didn’t know if we were going to encounter another store before we got home.

Speaking of home, I forgot to mention that we were still 6 hours away from our final destination.

We get to the house where they are selling the dogs and we quickly choose one because it is freezing outside. The kids are extremely excited and want to hold him in their laps. So, we manage a way for him to sit on 2 out of 3 kids laps because that is how big he is. It becomes a bit unstable for him and the kids are complaining

because he is heavy.

There is no other room in our vehicle because the back is jammed packed with our worldly belongings. Yes we picked up this creature along the way. We are still 5 hours out and through a moutainess journey.

Can you guess where the dog ended up riding? Yup, on my lap. Now he is way too big to be on anyone’s lap.

Happy 1^st birthday Pup! This name has stuck and all others have failed. Yes, I did make his cake as I do all of my children. The kids were super excited to celebrate his day. Along with making his cake, we bought him some new toys.