Samson

As I mentioned earlier, Brad adopted a dog last week! Other things happened the next day so haven't had a chance to blog about the new family member... meet Samson. We went through a couple of different names. We had even decided on one and gotten his nametag engraved with it. Then we met him and somehow it just didn't work. Samson was our second choice but somehow it fit him so much better.

He was being fostered by a family Boerne that specialized in Labs. Brad's brother offered to pick him up since they live in Boerne. Then he and his daughter, Irina, met us in New Braunfels Friday night after work.

He is 7 months old and very sweet. He makes us laugh constantly because he is very clumsy and definitely a puppy. He is a bundle of energy and loves to be with people. 

He REALLY wants to be a lap dog too. In fact, he has this funny thing he does... he likes to sit on everyone. And when I say everyone, I mean us, Cheyenne and the cats! Brad and I have watched him try to sit on Cheyenne and we laugh so hard we are crying. Keep in mind- at 7 months old he is over 40 pounds which is what Cheyenne weighs fully grown. Having him sit on you is not easy!!

He and Cheyenne have gotten along from their very first meeting. They run together and LOVE to wrestle. In fact, he wears her out! By the end of the day, Cheyenne is very tired and sometimes a little grumpy. 

Brad and the dogs play hard together! They wrestle on the floor and play with toys. Now they have started playing tug-of-war together. 

He still has a lot of learning to do. He wants to eat everything (including my shoes and the contents of my trash can). We are still working on crate training and haven't had any accidents. We are still trying to keep him from chasing the cats. Gypsy and Zoe hiss and swat at him, so he will get the message soon enough. 

For the time being he is living with me. Brad works close enough to my place that he can go over at lunch and let Samson out. Eventually, Brad will get a doggie door at his place and then Samson will have fun in his big back yard. So that means when Brad and I are married, we will have two dogs and two cats! What a full house!!