Happy 6th Birthday Pierre

Happy 6^th birthday Pierre

   I can’t believe Pierre is already six-years-old. Time flies by us so quickly. It occurred to me while I was thinking about his big day that many of you might not know how he came to live with us. Here is his story.

   Our daughter bought Pierre from a wonderful breeder in south Louisiana. He was her constant companion for the first two years of his life. He often came to stay with us if she went out of town. At the time, we had Bentley and our Golden Retriever, Tucker. Those two were best friends and enjoyed playing with their tiny Cousin Pierre. The three played chase and Pierre could run circles around them. #GoodTimes

   In the summer of 2013, our daughter married the love of her life. Her husband was stationed in Alaska and she was moving to Anchorage. Around the same time, Tucker became extremely ill. We had to make the heartbreaking decision to let him go to the Rainbow Bridge. This left us devastated and Bentley was incredibly sad. That is when Pierre came with his mom to stay with us before their big move. #SadTimes

   That happy little Westie brought the joy back into our lives. Bentley began playing again and we found ourselves laughing at their antics. After a long talk and many tears on our daughter’s part, it was decided that Pierre would be better staying here with us. The idea was to return him to his mom after they moved to the lower 48. Little did we know how bonded Bentley and Pierre would become over the next few months. Not to mention how much we would fall in love with our granddog. #HappyTogether

   Long story short, our daughter made a huge sacrifice of allowing us to keep her little man. Pierre will always be her baby but he is part of our gang now. I can’t imagine not having him curled up next to me in the bed or chasing squirrels like a mad dog every afternoon. He has a huge personality and loves everything. (Except squirrels) He doesn’t bark when he wants something, he talks. He asks permission to get on the couch or on our bed. I’ve never had a dog that gets so excited over the simple things in life. We can all learn a lot from our birthday boy. #NowYouKnow

Have a wonderful day, Pierre.

We love you to the moon and back!

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