George

Here is a the newest member of the Milligan-Loughlin Crew: Gorgeous George is our 18 month old St. Bernard/Boxer mix. He is full of energy and life, a great running partner for Rob, and the best pal to the kids and myself.

We met him while being evaluated as an adoptive home for a rescue dog. The woman who was meeting with us was his rescue home, and just happened to bring George along for the ride that day. Brendan and I had been searching dogs on petfinder.com, and had come across his profile, but knew Rob would laugh at us if we confronted him with a St. Bernard mix... Go figure, Rob was the one who fell in love with him. You can see that from the video clip down below.

Before we could bring George home with us, everyone in the family had to meet him in front of the rescue parents. So on Tuesday, Jan. 27, I took Brendan to meet him. We weren't planning on bringing him home with us that evening, but had such a great time that we were given permission to take George home. Brendan and I looked at each other, giggled, and thought, what the hey? We'll just surprise Rob! It was a great car ride home, and he was so excited to walk into our home, his home, for the first time that night.

It has been a little over a week now, and everyone is adjusting nicely. We've had a few toys chewed up here and there, but for the most part George knows his place in the home. He loves playing with Ashley, and is so relaxed with her. She loves to give him kisses, and are still trying to explain to her that she shouldn't drink from George's water dish. ;-) Brendan has added doggy clean-up duty to his chores list, and is having a lot of fun with him too. I am looking forward to the weather breaking for spring so we can hit the trails with him. Brendan and George are really cute playing with his rope, and he loves to snuggle up for a good rub-down.