Happy Birthday To...

Sammy!!

The story of Sammy started on May 8, 2006.  Patrick and I had gotten married a couple of months before that and decided we were ready for our first addition...a dog.  We looked at pet stores and considered breeders, but ultimately went to the Humane Society to find our newest member of the family.  When we arrived we saw a perfect little beagle.  He was on reserve, however, as someone else already had "dibs" on him.  We looked around for a while and were even considering a yippy little rat terrier (whew, that was close!) and by the time we made it back to this adorable little beagle's kennel, he was back on the market.  Whoever wanted him before couldn't take him home.

So, without having permission from our landlord at the time or talking about what they really meant by "unruly" on his kennel tag, we adopted him.  After convincing our landlord that allowing us to have a dog was a great idea, we took him home the next day.  He was a scared little puppy who had already been dropped off at the pound by 2 different families.  And after only one day of "buyers remorse" and trying to convince Patrick that we should bring him back, he was ours.  (side note: I tend to get overwhelmed by big life changes and want to bail, but I'm glad Patrick didn't let me bring him back!)

Now, since he's a pound puppy we don't know his real birthdate but they thought he was about 8 months old at the time we adopted him.  So, 8 months back from May 8 is September 8.  Hence, Sammy's birthday.

Happy 7th birthday Sammy!  Even with all of your shenanigans we still love you and are so happy to have you as a part of our family!

The Harrisons