Meet Peanut, the cutest little dog in the world!
Mychael and I don’t agree on everything, but we’ve always known that we wanted a dog, or two. But while he wanted a bulldog or a big retriever, I had always wanted a tiny little fluff ball I could cuddle with.
For my 37th birthday, a month before our wedding, Mychael let me know he had a present for me that I wouldn’t get until we returned from Mexico. I was intrigued, but was way too caught up in wedding planning to pay much attention. After the wedding I had so much free time on my hands, so I started casually looking at dog shelter listings online. One day I sent Mychael a few to ask what he thought and his response stunned me. He said, “I thought you wanted one more like this,” followed by 10 or so links to cute little fluffy dogs. Turns out, he had been looking for a while, but knew it didn’t make sense to get a puppy and then go to Mexico for a week and a half.
I was so excited! We both started looking regularly and after missing out on a few because we weren’t quick enough (tan fluff balls are VERY popular), we were starting to get a bit discouraged. One Monday morning before work I took a quick look online and there was a new posting for the cutest little puppy I had ever seen. I reached out immediately and the woman said she was ours, but we needed to pick her up that same day…in LA! Mychael, being the incredible person that he is, didn’t skip a beat and told me to call my boss because we were driving to LA.
When we finally got there and met our adorable little Peanut, it was love at first sight. We knew she was now, and forever would be, a part of our family. We brought her home that day and I think I have loved her more every day since.
At the time, she fit in the palm of Mychael’s hands and was about the size of my shoe.
What I didn’t realize though is how little puppies sleep (well during the night at least). Peanut would get up to go to the bathroom and then want to play. And of course I was a huge softie. This is what her first night of crate training looked like…
But perhaps that had to do with all the naps her dad took with her during the day…
The sleepless nights and destroyed shoes are worth it though because what she takes in rest and shoelaces, she gives back ten-fold in love and cuddles.
This dog is definitely well loved. She’s made lots of trips to her grandparents house already. They are just as obsessed with her as we are. 😆
And she made her first furriend in my brother’s dog Honey Bear.
She’s the sweetest, most lovable puppy and I don’t know what we did without her. I have more photos than you could ever imagine, so if you want to see more, check out her Instagram page (yep, I’m a crazy dog mom…but at least I recognize and own it 😆).
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