Auggie

 Good morning, 

I just want to quickly share our story of how we got our dog. Through our entire marriage, I have been pining away for a dog. But bc of different circumstances, the timing was never right. However, in 2020 I told my husband that I wanted a dog for my 50th bday, which is in April. We began checking sites and could not agree upon which dog. in November 2020, we saw a dog listed on Petfinders.com that we both feel in love with. We debated about the timing and the added expense but in the end we took the plunge. On November 24th 2020(although my 50th was not until April 2021), we drove 2 hours upstate to adopt "Bernie". We quickly changed his name to Auggie.  At the time of adoption the shelter and vet estimated him to be "around" 1 year old.

When we got home, I sat on the couch and Auggie jumped up, sat right beside me and leaned in like he was giving a hug. We have been best buds since. 

Actually, he is my hero. He literally saved my life 4 weeks after adopting him. Long story short, I had become unresponsive and he alerted my husband who ended up calling 911. My electrolytes were dangerously low and Ii had an undetected UTI. I was in the hospital for 3 days. 

Auggie has made our family complete. He has a quirky personality and loves food. He is quite stubborn and strong willed. We are working with him but he is a bit reactive to things and people he does not know. We still have a long to go but we have also come a long way. 

He has his own facebook page "Auggie the Doggie"

Here are a few of my favorite pictures

With all my love

Keena