When I was 19 my sister called and asked if I wanted a dog. I was sitting with my girlfriend at the time and when I said I didn't have any money she offered to pay for the pup. He was Newfoundland-Labrador mix. The best boy ever. Was with me through very tough times. When I was 28 he got a rare form of bone cancer in his jaw. We spent a year with that battle and he was happy until his last moments. 

I've spent the last 3 years working through losing my best friend. My living situation wasn't going to allow me to get a puppy and I probably wasn't ready. I had reached out twice to breeders and never heard anything back so figured it just wasn't meant to be.

I moved in June to a bigger house with a fenced yard and parks all around. I spent 2 months trying to talk myself out of it but a few weeks ago I was just curious and was on the AKC website and decided to click their breeder link. There was a breeder 15 minutes from where I live that had just had a puppies. I shot him a message and he got back right away. 

This beautiful beast was the one that caught my eye in the pictures but thought for sure he would be gone but scheduled to visit anyway. In the time leading up I read so much about dog breeders, maybe too much, and tbh reddit had me thinking I was going to a "backyard breeder" that was only in it for money. As soon as I met the breeder and seen the pups situation I was at ease. He answered every question I had without me having to ask. Just so happened this precious boy was still available. 

He won me over that first night. The next day I went to drop my deposit off and got to spend two hours hanging out with him, his parents, and his siblings. I stopped by a few more times after. I really appreciate that the breeder did this for me. He seems really proud of his puppies and can talk about them for hours. 

I'm not typically an anxious person but when I left last night my anxiety was sky high. I was at ease as soon as I saw him. We spent a lot of the night playing then he feel asleep on my feet. We woke up this morning, played, went potty, and ate. 

He's taking a morning nap now. Sorry for the long post. This is something that means a lot to me and don't feel like most people in my life understand how big a deal this is for me and I wanted to share. 

I look forward to sharing more with you guys on here, I've been a long time lurker but obviously didn't have anything to post. 

Anyway, meet my sweet boy Sir Lucius Leftfoot (Lou)

Picked this precious boy up last night