Introducing Cocoa Puff Purington

Not sure if I have introduced Cocoa yet. He has been in our family for 2 years now :) I have to admit that I never wanted to even think about having a dog. I know that they require a lot of attention and they restrict you from going places. But somehow Cocoa found his way into our home and I am going to tell you just how that happened :)

My daughter Emily has a very good friend Abbie. Abbie's grandmother breeds Yorkshire Terriers. Emily would spend a lot of time at Abbie's and she would see lots of dogs and puppies over there. One day she was visiting Abbie and she was told that one of the dogs was expecting a litter :) Abbie's grandmother told Emily that she would gladly 'give' her one of the puppies (haha). Thanks Grandmom!!!! Well, Emily told me this and I told her that we aren't getting a dog. We are getting ready to move and it will be too much to deal with and it's just not a good time. Well, Emily continued to visit Abbie during this dog's pregnancy and the day came when the puppies came and Emily got to see these little babies that fit in the palm of your hand. She was so excited and always wanted to go see the puppies. I kept telling her we couldn't take one. We got a call from the grandmother one day and she told us that the puppies were ready to find a home and we could come and pick out the one we would like to take home. I was confused because I was clear that we weren't taking a puppy. I think my daughter was telling the grandmom that she still wanted one (cute, right??) I got off of the phone with the grandmother and sat down to talk with Emily about this dog and how we couldn't bring one home. All I saw was this look on Emily's face like life itself had stopped and I couldn't do it to her. So I told her I would talk to her dad about it and all along my heart was pounding heavy because I knew she had to have this dog and I wasn't ready. As you can see, we did take a puppy and now I am so glad that we did. Cocoa is the life of our family :) He does need a lot of attention and he can be a bad boy sometimes but he is so full of love and always wants to kiss and play :)

We did ask Abbie's grandmother for a girl puppy and when we went to pick out our puppy she separated the girls from the boys and we picked one of the girls :) Emily actually did the picking and she had planned to call this dog Cocoa Puff. Unfortunately, Cocoa Puff wasn't eating and a vet visit was necessary. The vet was the one who informed us that our sweet little puppy was a male :) Cocoa Puff had already been adorned with a fluffy pink bed, dog bowls with roses on them, a pink leash, and plenty of other frills :)))))) It was a little disappointing for Emily to find out Cocoa was a boy because she planned on primping Cocoa with bows and I even think there was talk of prim and proper dog shows (haha). Cocoa proved all of that wrong and is proud to show his masculine side by thumping on the cats, splashing through puddles and rolling in the mud..........he is a true boy!!! And we couldn't be more thrilled with him and are all attached like glue to this little boy :)

We head off to vacation this weekend and we have to leave our little boy for 2 whole weeks. Another thing that makes it hard to have a dog. Nobody wants them in their homes.......so Cocoa wont be able to join us in our beautiful beach house. It makes me sad because we will really miss our little baby :) And I know he will miss us too. We are so lucky that Jim's mom is willing to care for him for all of that time. I think she has become attached to this guy too...........the last time she watched him, she didn't want to give him up :)