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I meant to post a recipe for Rum Raisin Cheesecake days ago – even adding a teaser post about the recipe on Facebook and then the little fellow above came into my life.

And I was pretty much dominated by those big blue eyes and puppy breath for a full 72 hours. My dad had been talking nonstop about getting a puppy for the last month. On Christmas, he opened the watch we got him – gushed about it, sighed and said, “I honestly thought you were going to get me a pup.”

Being that Jared and I are pretty much best kids on the planet, we began our search that night. Within 24 hours I located an amazingly gorgeous, Shih-Tzu – Yorkie Mix puppy for my dad. We lured him out to our house with the promise of my special New Year’s Day, Herb Crusted Pork Loin and allowed him to discover the puppy that had nestled himself under our coffee table.

We called him all sorts of old man names like Harry, Herb, Wilbur, and Walden – but Louie seemed to be the winner. Louie then affectionately turned into Lou, Lou-Lou and then Shit Head after he relieved himself twice on my cream tree skirt.

My dad’s reaction was pretty much priceless – he high-fived me then gave me the best hug ever. The next six hours were full of puppy play, huge smiles, and lots of pork and sauerkraut. Louie and my dad have now settled into their new life together and I’m pretty certain that Louie couldn’t have found a better dad!

I’ll be back tomorrow night with the aforementioned cheesecake, but until then – I’ll leave you with this:

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84 Comments

  1. Kathy says:

    That was so sweet! You made me cry!! The first cry of the new year.

  2. Beth says:

    What a sweet story. Dogs always bring a smile to your face and are great companions.
    Louie will be his best bud for a long time !

  3. megan @ whatmegansmaking says:

    Oh my gosh, how CUTE!!! I love it! What a sweet thing to do for your dad. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that now you have a puppy close by to play with. We still consider our 10 month old maltese/poodle a puppy and it is seriously the best thing ever :)

  4. the tasty tRuth says:

    Seriously…animals can be such amazing companions! You’re dad’s reaction does sound priceless. I love it. A dog was on my “wish list” this year too…mostly as a nudge for my mom to speed her search up. We found the perfect pup a month before Christmas and spent an amazing holiday season with her this year! Cheers.

  5. Amanda says:

    Ok, so I totally snorted when I read the name choices. Ha! He is adorable and you are right, you are the best kids ever!!!

  6. claudia says:

    that little guy is EVEN BETTER than cheesecake!! omg, he is so precious!

  7. movita beaucoup says:

    This post was the perfect way to start my day. Thanks for warming me from the inside out!

  8. Kristina says:

    Aww! I just want to squeeze him!

    We were looking at puppies the other day. I can’t believe I forgot about the potty training. That is why God made puppies cute – they’re a disaster! :) Be sure to let us know how many of your Dad’s slippers he eats!

  9. Valerie says:

    The puppy is adorable. I’m sure your dad is a very happy camper.

  10. Gaby says:

    He is just adorable!