A Tall Cup of Kahlua
I moved out here to Montana in early September from Connecticut to be with my fiance who has lived here in Bozeman for years. Not only did I join him, but I joined his two dogs Kona and Katana as well. I had never had dogs of my own before but they took to me quickly and I instantly felt like “Mom”. I have always been an animal lover but never quite had the opportunity to have anything other than cats and fish. As much as I loved my new life out here and my new babies, I kind of felt like something was missing.
I was talking to my fiance one night about the shelters out here and if he had ever been interested in adopting a shelter dog. He told me that he never really thought about it but if it was something I was passionate about doing, then I could look on the shelter websites to see if I could find a dog that I was interested in. Before he could even finish his sentence, I was on the computer and at the Stafford site. I was scrolling through the list/pictures of adoptable dogs and came across the most precious face I had ever laid eyes on. According to the site, his name was Blaze and he really wanted a home. We called the next morning and put a hold on him until we could actually get to the shelter because I didn’t want to miss out on meeting this guy!
The day came to come to the shelter and wouldn’t you know it, I was sick and couldn’t make the trip! My fiance told me not to worry and that he would go and meet “Blaze” with our puppies Kona and Katana. I’m not sure exactly what happened at the shelter, but that night, I got to meet the newest member of our family! He came into the house and right into the room where I was laying down and he just laid right with me. I knew right then and there that he was meant to be ours! Since he was still a puppy when we adopted him, we decided to rename him because we felt that “Blaze” didn’t quite fit. We decided to rename him Kahlua and he took right to it as if it had been his name since birth! We even gave him some nicknames that he responds to also: Lulu and Frogger haha.
There were some little potty accidents here and there at first, but he definitely learned the “rules” of the house quickly! Him and his new brother and sister get along great and often cuddle together on the big couch while my fiance and I are on the loveseat watching movies. He has a one of a kind personality and is quite the ham! When it’s time for everyone to go to bed, he jumps up on the bed and burrows himself under the blanket between my fiance and I. He is definitely a talker too! If you are sitting with him face to face talking to him, he WILL talk back to you and have a “conversation” with you! It’s definitely a sight to see!
There are often times when he lays with me and I just look at him and can’t even begin to imagine our life without him. He fits so perfectly with our family that it’s like there was never a time that we didn’t have him with us. His personality and his love and affection melts my heart everyday and this IS his forever home! I want to thank the Stafford Animal Shelter from the bottom of my heart for giving me my little boy! I was meant to be his Mama!!
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