A Devil Dogs Love

SAPPY POST ALERT – but I can’t help it! There are days where I question my love and compassion for Deuce especially lately. We have just recently began leaving Deuce out of his kennel during the day and at night. Unfortunately, he’s not taking to his new found freedom. We have been coming home from work with poop and diarrhea, everywhere. It’s ALWAYS by the side door where we let him out.

Before you ask the obvious question, YES we do let him out before we leave for work and YES we do let him out before bed.

After a couple hours of googling and asking my knowledgeable Facebook friends, we’ve come to the conclusion that giving Deuce that much room to “control” was giving him anxiety and he wasn’t ready for the responsibility of watching over the entire house. This is fine! I can understand that. We have now been baby gating him in one room to control a smaller area. Let’s hope this continues to work (knock on wood).

Here’s the sappy part – When I was playing catch with Deuce last night, it made me realize how much LOVE I have for him. He is truly an amazing dog. I’m guilty of calling him “devil dog” and portraying him as a killer and in all honesty – he isn’t the friendliest to others BUT it’s because he has a true passion for Josh, Deagan and I.

My big masculine scary Pit Bull follows me EVERYWHERE in the house, tucks his tail between his legs and hide in a corner when he’s in trouble (we don’t even have to yell, he just knows), cuddles in our bed, snuggles with Deagan and wags his tail like no other when we walk in the door. Have I mentioned how smart he is? He’s a genius of a dog when he wants to be of course.

Deuce truly has made an amazing impact on our lives and we’re only 1 year into our time with him. We have MANY more years of love, passion and complete craziness with our devil dog. I’m looking forward to see what’s in store for Deuce. 

Register to Rescue

Couples preparing for marriage are so fortunate these days. We receive beautiful gifts, attend amazing showers and parties in our honor and when all is said and done; walk away with a good chunk of money (although, weddings these days cost an arm and a leg). Throughout my 20-something months of engagement I was SO confused why we receive gifts for getting married. I know it’s tradition that the Bride and Groom don’t live together until marriage but unfortunately, Josh and I don’t follow tradition. We’ve been fortunate through our 5 years together. We own a house, we have great jobs, we have 5 healthy (for the most part) animals and a happy 8 year old boy that gets spoiled with iPods, toys and games. Sure, we could use extra money to pay off the outrageous amount of debt we have or buy a new car but those are not necessities to our life. We can continue to make monthly payments on student loans and wait to purchase that new car when the Chunkmobile finally dies. So, we thought to ourselves… how can we help those less fortunate?

Two HUGE organizations that are near and dear to my heart are The Alzheimer’s Association and the ASPCA. Although, I support ANY animal rescue organization but as a child I always wanted to be an ASPCA officer.

As I am surfing online for way to volunteer my time and skill set to help animals after the wedding I came across the most amazing opportunity to donate towards a cause that I love! ASPCA has come up with a “Wedding Campaign” where guests can donate in your honor. This had me nearly in tears because what an amazing idea.

Future Brides and Grooms – if you are as passionate about animals as I am, you need to join the Wedding Campaign with the ASPCA. Let your guests know that you are supporting something AMAZING. So what if you only raise $100.00… That’s $100 more than they had before. Plus, you are creating awareness for this awesome program benefitting animals in need.

So donate today, in honor of Josh, Deagan and I along with Wilma, Leo, April, Deuce and Barnabee to end cruelty to animals and give those animals in need a second chance!

è DONATE HERE: Gondeck Wedding Campaign