I couple of posts ago I wrote about the death of my beloved Tibetan Spaniel, Chang Po. He died at the age of 12 in August 2013. I was heart broken, but his death was quick and I was able to hold him, tell him I love him and thank him for being my sweet boy since the day he was born.
We went six months before Gavin started talking about wanting another dog. He and Chang were always having fun together and Gavin wanted another buddy. We checked out Craigslist and finally found a dog we thought might work out well with us.
Captain America (named by Gavin who is a HUGE Captain America fan) is a shepherd mix and was around 10 months old when we got him. He is very playful and does not realize he is a big dog.
It took a little bit for LuLu to really accept him into our pack. She has had separation anxiety since Chang passed away and having Captain here for company had helped with that. Captain is so similar to Chang. There are all these little tings that he does that just stop you for a second because it is like having Chang still here. We always used to say that Chang was a big dog in a little dog body and now it is like having that big dog version of him.
Still, Captain is his own dog and has many unique qualities as well. He loves to dig and jump our backyard fence. He is a sweetheart, but likes to chew. Hands/fingers are his favorite things. He gives kisses to your fingers before chomp-chomp-chomp.
Yes, I found him a collar on Etsy.com that has Captain America's shield on it.
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What a pretty boy! He wears his name well.
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