Gamez Life: Gamez Puppy!

Welcome to our first blog. I'll start with sharing with you the journey of us getting our puppy. We have both had animals in our homes growing up and found what a joy they can be. Sean had a Cocker Spaniel, Tessa, growing up and I had "daisy dog" and three cats. With Christmas coming up we thought it would be a great idea for us not to give one another gifts but to buy a puppy. What a great present I must say. Now that is a gift that keeps giving and giving. The photo to the left is what Morpheus will look like when he reaches adulthood. Quite handsome I must say!

After much researching we found a breed and breeder. We chose a male Shiba Inu. Sean and I had already picked out a dog name before we ever got married. We wanted to have a dog named "Morpheus". Many of you may recognize the name from The Matrix movie. Just so happens our niece name is Trinity, also a name from the movie. So if Sean and I get pregnant we'll have to get creative :)

The breeder was from Kress Texas(panhandle area) and he was willing to meet us 1/2 way in Abilene. We set a date and time to pick up the little guy. Leading up to the date of which we would get him (12/15/07) I went into mommy mode and started really researching through the Internet and books on how to raise a puppy. I was asking as many people as I could t get some feedback on puppy training and what we need for him. I just wanted to make his transition into our family as comfortable as possible. I am getting teary just thinking about it. He is such a blessed gift to us.

Our first trip to Petsmart was insane. We looked so lost, Sean and I, looking around for the necessities for our pup. Do we get this for him, do you think he'll need this, should we buy this? It was also a fun trip, it was pleasing to see how excited Sean was getting for the arrival. He took great pride at picking out the puppies toys, it was special.

Many evenings we would be discussing how excited we were and how things would change with us. In a way we were becoming parents to this little guy. No longer were we able to just think about ourselves. We would have to stay close to home the first few months with him. We couldn't just decide on a whim to just leave and come back whenever we wanted. Though we knew our parents would help out when asked.

Fast forward to Dec.15th(get on with it right) in Abilene,TX. We shared a morning breakfast at IHOP, a last meal as just Sean and I. Once, we were to pick up our puppy we would become a family. I was extremely nervous and Sean was as cool as a cat. As soon as we saw him we fell in love. Mike, the breeder, handed the puppy to me first, and he was so little and beautiful. I held onto him a few moments and started to talk to Mike about the puppy. I turned around to look at Sean and he had this look of pure happiness. I handed Morpheus to his daddy and Sean finally had his puppy in his arms. On the drive back to Austin, we switched off driving to be able to hold the puppy. He didn't whimper or cry, he just slept and slept and slept in our arms.