Well, this has been a long time in the works and SO many emotions attached to it. This past weekend we travlled to BC to pick up the sweetest little pup on the planet. We named him, Kobe.
Let's rewind a few months to how this all happened.
Brian always knew we would have another pup. I have always been unsure but thats no surprise, Im kinda a commitment phobe lol. Way back in April, we put a deposit down on a litter of pups that were expected to be born end of July/beginning of August. We anticipated their arrival and followed the forum dilientily. Our breeder was amazing and cared so much for these dogs and puppies. When the litter was born, there were only 5 puppies. Problem was, we were number 6 on the list so we got pushed to the next litter of puppies who were scheduled to be born end of September. Long story short, it quickly turned when one family backed out so we could have the last puppy avaliable. We expressed how much we wanted the dark auburn wavy puppy but we were told that he was already claimed. Our hearts did not want to settle so we chose to move ourselves to the next litter and wait.
A few weeks later and only two weeks ago, Brian got a call from the breeder saying yet another family backed out so we had choice between two puppies if we wanted. We still didn't want to settle but chose to see them via facetime just incase. I was shooting a wedding during the "picking" day so it was all up to Brian.
Much to my surprise, the little dark auburn puppy was up for grabs again. Brian knew instantly that he was who we wanted, right from the start. It was an easy "yes".
After the selection day and that it was official, we would be getting Kobe, the breeder sent us so many photos. It was fun to see him from newborn to 8 weeks.
I was a wreck the week before picking up Kobe, just so nervous and worried. What if hes a terrible puppy? What if I cant handle this? What if I get majoy anxiety from him? So many scary emotions flooding my mind. I thought about George 100% of the time and worried that I would feel like I was replacing him. I never want to replace George. He will always hold a very special place in my heart even though he was such a turd 99% of the time. I miss him, like, a lot.
Brian took last Friday and Monday off so we could have time to get Kobe and be home with him. The breeder that we chose lives in the Fraser Valley in BC. It was really far from us but we knew that they were the right breeder. Kobe was the right puppy and again, we weren't about to settle so off we went. We left Friday morning at 8am. I feel so blessed that our kids are SUPER good little travelers. They rarely complain and always up for the adventure. Its the best.
The drive was stunning. The views could NEVER get old. Its so amazing to see the beauty of this earth. Truly, amazing.
We arrived at our hotel in the late afternoon. The kids were SO excited to see that there was a waterslide. We had kept that part a surprise for them and of course, it was straight to the pool the second we arrived!
We were up at 5:45am the next morning to finish the last hour and 15 minutes drive to pick up Kobe. We didn't stay any closer to him because there were no pools or waterslies.. which we knew would be a huge highlight for the kids. We quickly had breakfast and then hit the road by 6:50am. We got to our meeting spot right on time but shortly after the breeders said they were running behind schedule. We decided to drive around and explore the small town of Hope, BC. It was so pretty!! This tiny town had views of heaven.
The moment we got the text that Kobe was ready for us, we rushed over. Carter jumped out of the van and ran straight to him quickly followed by Bentley and Penny. This puppy is LOVED!!! The initial indroduction to Kobe was so sweet. He was so happy and excited and immediatly loved the kids. He fit right in.
After getting to know eachother a bit and some serious cuddle time, we started our long journey back home. With stops for lunch and dinner and potty breaks for our new puppy, it took us just over 11 hours to get back home. Kobe did GREAT though. Not one peep, no accidents and was so ahppy just to be with us. He wasnt even scared.
Of course we had to stop at such a pretty little spot to snap a few family photos with Kobe and let him run around a bit. This was the highlight of the drive.
Our first night at home was rough. Kobe was crate trainned with the breeder so we want to keep that going. The first night we put him to bed at 11pm. He SCREAMED for three hours. It was crazy but eventually went to sleep and slept the night. Sunday morning we gave him his first bath and got him all freshened up! I cant say he loved it because he kept trying to escpae but he sure was cute!
Kobe's second night was much better so I felt like we must be out of the woods and the worst must be behind us. He cried for 5 minutes and then slept the night. Was I ever WRONG! Last night, Kobe SCREAMED for FOUR hours NON STOP! From 10:30pm-2:30pm. I though I was going to die. I was frustrated and getting anxiety. This is going to be the hardest part I think. Hopefully we can get the hang of this sleep/crate trainning soon becuase this isnt going well. I just need to remember that he is a baby, its all new and its going to take time.
Luckily he is SOOO cute! Of course, I just had to take some "newborn" photos of Kobe. I couldnt help myself. He is so cute and its a good thing becuse it makes up for how awful hes been at night time.
Kobe was born on August 5th. He was weighed today at the Vet and he currently weighs 3.7 pounds. Hes teeny tiny. He is healthy and happy and playful and snuggly. Just what we all hoped for. Although Ive already had the "what have we done?!" thoughts, we love Kobe so much. He fits right in. He is a WONDERFUL puppy. Hes been going outside to do his business so good already. He is a puppy and is curious but honestly is doing really good (minus the sleeping!). We love you Kobe.
Let's rewind a few months to how this all happened. 
