it's official, i've lost my mind...

yes, i got another dog. it was a long time coming, and i'm certainly not replacing my little darling penny (or maple) by any means, but my mom rescued a 7.5 month old male goldendoodle from down near her house in tennessee and he's on his way to boston. no, he's not from a breeder, just a few (irresponsible dog owners) people who never fixed their pets and have had multiple births of first generation goldendoodles (dad is a golden retriever, mom is a standard poodle). and no, we didn't pay a dime for him. he was underweight and living in the garage of their home with matted hair, my mom is a sucker for dogs, any and all, but especially those who need saving. there are so many wonderful dogs that need rescuing, i urge everyone to check pet finder, their local city/town animal shelter (do a google search), and even craigslist in nashville, tn (where my mom found hank)... you couldn't imagine some of the inhumane treatment of dogs all over. there are good people all over this nation that do the most unselfish acts for pets everywhere, i am touched. if i ever have enough money my dream would be to open a farm, take in as many dogs possible, rehabilitate them and find them new loving homes...i'd call it 'the crazy dog lady farm'.

meet hank, his given name is hank williams. i was thinking about renaming him harley, but i've got a lot of positive feedback on keeping his original name. his previous owners were kind enough to send us some of his puppy photos...

as a puppy...


and an after photo once he was groomed and checked out by my mom's vet this week...


hank will be arriving in boston on monday. i've already purchased this new cargo dog cover since i'll be hauling around 3 dogs from time to time...


i don't think i'll be taking in any new dogs for a while now, we've got our hands full, but my heart will still be open to loving many more to come!