a blonde, a boy, and a blog. . .: louie's one year adoptaversary

this is the first text thread i had with cory, after immediately seeing louie on a nearby rescue's facebook page. we had been going back and forth about getting a dog for several months. i've always had a love for schnauzers (i have my first dog, bently, to thank for that), and since "doodle" mixes are kind of the dog of the moment... i remember thinking that a schnauzer-poodle mix would be super cute. And hark... two days later appeared louie on my facebook feed! i immediately contacted the rescue, and after a few weeks of paperwork and a recovery period for louie to overcome bilateral ear infections and a severe flea/tick infestations due to neglect... he became ours on october 24, 2015.

last weekend we celebrated louie's one-year adoptaversary! i can't believe it's only been a year since he first sauntered through our front door (it's hard to remember what our home was like before we adopted him). i remember expressing only one fear to cory before we adopted him... i hoped he liked to cuddle and wasn't one of those dogs who wasn't "into" people. haha... let's just say, i got what i was looking for. louie, you bring so much joy into our home and put a smile on our faces countless times each day. i love your passion for car rides (especially when the windows are rolled down), your incessant need for constant belly rubs (even if it means by physical force), the fact that you sleep more than i do (that's impressive to say the least), the cute way you burp after you eat (coming from someone who HATES flatulence), and the way you grab your toys when you get excited and when you greet us with them when we come home from work each day. we couldn't have asked for a better pup and we love sharing our home with you! here's a few pics from louie's first adoptaversary: