Hello Friends!
This is Jessica from Healthy Obsessions of a GirlieTomboy. For those of you who came over
from that blog, you know that I have been a bad, bad blogger since
November. I’ve stated my reasons over in
my last post of that blog.
Now it’s time for a new blog! One dedicated to one of the best things to
happen to me – Adopting a Rescue DOG!
Meet this blog’s star:
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| Loki "Loco" K. |
A.K.A – La Loco, Pups, Poops, Monster, Whiney the Pooch, plus many more. . .
Stats:
Breed: Pitbull/American Bulldog
Age: 3 years old
Sex: Male
Weight: 85 pounds of
muscle, love, and silliness
Temperament: An
excitable pup who is sure to greet everyone at the door with a smile, sniffs,
some licks, and few whacks of his strong tail.
Loves:
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| Naps |
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| Walks |
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| Belly Rubs |
How Loki came to be a part of
our wolf pack of two and turn it into a wolf pack of three:
I first met Loki in March 2011. He was
turned into the Buster
Foundation (a pitbull rescue) a few
months earlier (probably at the beginning of the year). He had another
foster home, until our friends Tasha and Brian decided to foster him.
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| Best Foster Parent's EVER! (Here they are singing at our wedding!) |
Tasha, being the most awesome foster mom,
started a blog on Facebook about Loki and I was intrigued by a few pictures
that she posted of Loki with their dogs Miika (Catahoula ) and Lola (pit bull
mix).
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| Loki and Miika |
After a workout date with Tasha, I met Loki
and his charm knocked me over. Actually he literally knocked me over
because I was not prepared for 90 pounds of dog to come after me with licks and
snuggles! I fell in love with his face and his temperament.
His sized scared me a bit, but his charm
won me over. I immediately texted Marcin to come over and meet him (I had
showed Marcin the same pics that Tasha posted, and he wasn’t too
impressed). After an evening of wrestles with Loki, Marcin became more
curious about dog ownership Loki.
The next week, Tasha brought Loki over to
our house for a visit because we wanted to see if our house was
“dog-friendly.” Loki made himself right at home on our couch!
After this visit, we decided that we were ready
to consider adopting not just a dog, but Loki specifically. He fits in
right with both our personalities, we just couldn’t say no! We met with Deniece
from the Buster Foundation and Tasha to go over the process and what dog
ownership of a bully breed would mean.
As I stated before, Loki is a pitbull (you
can see that part of him when he smiles) and American bulldog mix (where he
gets his size from). Now I know what you are wondering. For two
first-time dog owners, why on earth would you get a bully dog mix?! Well
for one thing, pitbulls are fairly misjudged. It’s the OWNER’S responsibilities to train and socialize their dog to behave well - no matter the breed.
Also, I am a sucker for the underdogs (pun
intended). I’ve always been the underdog growing up – always have, always
will be. I knew in my heart that we would adopt a dog instead of getting
a purebred. When I heard Loki’s story (abandoned first by his first
owner, they given to the Buster Foundation after the next owner couldn't afford
to take Loki, 3 boys, and two other dogs with him), it just broke my heart that
anyone would abandon such a lovable, easygoing dog.
The next step was to do an overnight.
We got permission from the Buster Foundation to do an extended weekend over Easter 2011.
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| Needless to say it was a success! |
On April 30, 2011 we officially adopted Loki.
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| The Family K |
So stop by this blog and see Loki's adventure through this crazy thing we call life! I have a lots of material to share with you all. Loki's excited too:
Big THANK YOU to. . .
. . .the Buster Foundation and Deniece for
giving Loki a chance to be adopted.
. . .Tasha and Brian Lord for giving Loki a
home while we ready ourselves for Doggie ownership.
. . . To all our friends who have shown their support and have met and enjoy Loki's company!
