All About Dray on His Adoption Day

On July 22, 2015, one year ago today... We fell in love with a little Goldie. 

Dray was a little scared, and this made his dad scared. Matt was a little worried he didn't like us. 

These first few nights were a little crazy. I thought I was never going to sleep again! I was starting to wonder if I could ever take a shower in peace without worrying what was going to be torn up when I got out. I started questioning our decision, what was I thinking? How do people do this? Those days are so funny to look back on now, and they seem so much more than a year ago. We sometimes wish we could see that little ball of gold so tiny one more time. Life is funny how when you look back you seem to forget all the bad. Pretty soon we will be saying Dray a crazy puppy? No way, he was perfect. 

Dray loves to cuddle, It is our favorite hobby as well. LOL Cuddling with Dray!!!!

Dray and his uncle Colby

This is so crazy, he used to be able to sit on my lap in the car, now he takes up the whole back seat.

Dray doesn't like when daddy leaves for work.

Dray loves to play especially with his cousins!!! They play until they are so wiped out they can barely lift their little heads.

Now He is way bigger than Mar Mar

Dray being a terror... hahah

That one time he tore up his bed...

This is my girlfriend Kona, hahaha

Barktoberfest with diesel and Argo was the cutest thing ever.

Dray loved his first fall!!!

He didn't really like Halloween, he thought his costume was no fun and did not understand why all the people ringing our door bell weren't coming inside to play.

Dray did in fact Love christmas time, he picked up a new hobby his parents did not enjoy, DIGGING. We are still trying to break the habit. He loves watching the rain through the windows!

snuggling up in a bed WAY to small for him, he made do.

He LOVED The snow!!!!

His favorite Saturday activities are going for walks and going to Nana's for breakfast. Walking has been a work in progress. When I thought of everything I wanted to teach my puppy, how to go on walks was never one of them. Boy was I caught off guard. First we could not wait for Dray to get all of his shots so we could finally take him for walks and get his high energy little self tired. Then when the time came and we saw how he wanted to go in every direction but straight. Dray also loved to jump on people after he had just rolled in the mud... We started to dread these walks that Dray LOVED. He was so strong that I could barely control him. Little by little he grew up, became better mannered and we got him a harness(this helped wonders). Dray and I both love walks now. Last week on our daily walk we met another golden that was adopted from Asia. This sweet little boy was beaten so bad from his previous owners that he is now blind. The first thing Dray did was walk up to him and give him kisses on the eyes, it was so heart warming.

He will pick up anything he can to greet you!

and will do anything for a butt rub

When Matt is not home he will go grab his clothes to lay with. So sweet.

Dray especially likes when dad lets him chew on his bat teaches him to swing a bat. LOL

Dray is now ONE!!! We can't wait for another year with the sweetest pup around, we love his funny personality and cherish him everyday. 

watch him grow...

Have a great weekend

Talynn