PUPDATE #3

It's been a little while since I've updated you on the progress of Roadie and his treatments, and thought that since we are just on our way out the door to go to the vets this would be the perfect time to keep you in the loop.

Best buds...they pretty much do everything together these days.

"Ro-Ro" as I call him has been nothing but adorable this last month and has truly earned his stay with us.  We used to keep him on the balcony or in the bathroom during the daytime because in the beginning when we left him for even a half an hour we would usually come home to a tornado!  It took a little while to trust him, but we've been really working hard at training him and as of the last 2 weeks I am happy to report that he has done great with staying inside!

Because we are gone so much (I know...it's sad that we really aren't home much at all, but still I think better than him being on the streets...untreated) we unfortunately have to leave him home by himeself (if you don't count the cats) for sometimes 12 hours at a time.  Shockingly - and knock on wood - since we've given the guy the benefit of the doubt and let him roam around & stay inside when we're not home he hasn't made a mess indoors...ONCE!  He hasn't gone to the bathroom OR drug out anything and destroyed it, and believe me people THAT IS PROGRESS!!!!! Looks like our little man is growing up.... ;)

Hear all about Roadie's progress, and see what the little booger has been up to!

Stay tuned for more posts this week!

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PUPDATE # 2!

I can't believe it's already been almost 2 whole months since we found and now (officially) have adopted the newest member into the Hess family - our puppy...

ROADIE!!!!

OMG - isn't he the CUTEST! I just want to squish his face!!! ;)

 Like always, it's easiest to explain the lengthy tales through video, so here I am trying to explain most of it:

From our vet visit, we found out the following information:

• Roadie is part rhodesian ridgeback, but obviously part something else - possibly a lab, boxer, or pit bull mix. He is about 45 pounds, so could get prettttty big!
• He is just about a year old - perfect age for us!
• He NEEDS a good home because we sadly found out he has some critical conditions that need to be treated immediately!
• He is actually really good at vet visits! :)

Things that make me fall in love with him more every day:

• He plays nicely with the cats, and doesn't have to be separated from them - YAY!
• No matter how long we are gone from the house he is always SO excited to see us!
• He's a great snuggler and wants to be loved on every chance he gets!
• Mr. Hess LOVES him and they are very cute together.

And the list could go on and on, but I'll stop there.  I LOVE HIM!!! Did I say that yet?  So there's PUPDATE #2 for you.  I'll keep you all posted along the way about how his treatments for heartworm are going - it can be a pretty scary process.  But for now, I'll leave you will a collection of Roadie pics from the last month or so - ENJOY! :)

YUP - collar complete with nametag means hes OURS! :)

Mr. Hess is giving that "Really?" look to me as we get the total for his stuff!

Making his nametag!

Somebody doesn't like to be wet - but he's pretty tolerant of showers!

Our first vet visit - poor thing!

Roadie's positive heartworm test and vet bill for treatment - OUCH!

BUT....he's worth it, don't you think?!?!?

Here's some more photos of us on our walks - he also loves to run with me and we go alllll the way (about 2 miles total) around our block - he's a beast! 

Taking a break by the lake on our run...ahhhh!

And I'll leave you with one of my favorites!!!!!!

L.O.V.E. him!

Hope you enjoyed the PUPDATE!!!! I'm sure we'll have more to come on our crazy journey to all becoming part of the "Hess" family in less than 5 months! :)

146 days to go...

Until next time,

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Mr. Hess, Pup & his Razorbacks!

We all know Mr. Hess is a little bit of a ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS fan...he only went to the school, played in the marching band (YUP - sure did play the trumpet), and was THE Arkansas Razorback Mascot for 3 years!  He is loud and proud of his HOGS and never misses a game.

Tonight when I got home from work, I saw the ARK vs. OHIO ST Sugar Bowl game on.  Of course, there Mr. Hess was watching the game in Razorback gear head to toe.  Tonight though, we had a new guest over to watch the game...

About 5 nights ago, Mr. Hess called me in the middle of the night from downstairs telling me that he was coming up, but he found a stray dog.  Half asleep, I agreed to let him come into the house for two reasons: 1) I love dogs and 2) it was in the middle of a cold night streak in Orlando.  I felt bad for the little guy, who Mr. Hess said was cold, wet, and wandering around looking lost.  He had a blue collar on, but it was very tattered and there weren't any tags on him.  We spent the next few days after we found him putting up signs around the neighborhood, but haven't gotten a response from anyone.  We have been looking for MISSING DOG signs, but haven't seen a thing.  So for now, we have a pup.  We bought him some puppy food, made him a bed, took him on lots of walks, and pretty much took him in as our own.

We haven't named "Pup" yet, because we didn't want to get attached, but clearly that has already happened.  We are excited to introduce the newest member of the Hess family (for now anyways) to you:

We would aboslutely LOVE to keep him if his owners aren't anywhere to be found.  I don't know who would have the heart to do it, but just by the way he responds to strangers and kids, it leaves us to wonder what kind of home he came from and if he ran away on purpose, or if he was abandoned.  He seems to like it at our place, even though we swore we would never have a dog in an apartment.  If we had a house, the desicion to keep him would have already been made.  So, we'll see what happens in the next week. Pup is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever come into contact with and something tells me we were meant to find him...I'm just saying. ;)

Keep you posted!  Until next time...

GO HOGS! WOOOOOOOOO PIG SOOOOOOOIEEEEEEEEE!

198 days and counting...we're in the 100s now! WOW!

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