Marley & Me

 I wanted to write about our dog Marley for our memory's sake. 

It was extremely difficult when we lost Manny. Coming home from Disney to an empty house was gut wrenching. I was on a search to help fill the void we were feeling. I don't remember the exact date I found Marley on Facebook, but I think it was on a Wednesday, four days after we got home.

This was the picture that stole my heart. After getting in touch with the rescue group, we set up a meeting to meet him. I can't remember a lot of details, but I do remember telling Maddy I had a surprise for her. She was extremely confused when we pulled up to someone's house. Once she saw the puppies, I'm pretty sure she figured it out. Marley was so adorable, and I knew he was the one for us. My mom went with us, and she fell in love with Marley's brother and next thing we know we are walking out with two puppies.

This is how they rode in the car.

I didn't know at the time, but my heart was not ready to get attached to another dog. I was still grieving and refused to get attached to Marley.  Over time he worked his way into my heart and now I can't even imagine life without him. Being a dog mom is hard. They are with you for only a short time, and it breaks my heart saying goodbye.

Marley is extremely smart and was eager to learn as a puppy. He went through puppy school at PetSmart. He did fantastic, it was me that struggled lol.

Marley loves his toys. He is the first dog I've owned that loves to play. One of his favorite toys was a purple bone that squeaks when it is pushed. He walked around the house with it in his mouth just squeaking it over and over. Sadly, he put a hole in it, and we had to throw it away. The look on his face was devastation when his bone went in the garbage. I felt so bad for him that we went out to get him a new one. They did not have purple, so we had to get him a pink one. It took him a while to love it like his purple one, but he has since broken it in.

Marley's other favorite toy is his giggle ball. Had I known he would pick up the hard ball and ram it into things, I never would have bought it for him. He looks like he is going bowling when he runs with it. 

He loves bed! When I get off of work he immediately runs to bed. Apparently, I go to bed a lot after work lol.

He loves getting to go to the park.

He also loves to bury his nose and snuggle up in blankets.

He hates wearing clothes but will suffer through it if it means he gets to go.

He always sleeps with a toy. 

He steals our pillows so he can sleep on them. He even has his own pillow, bed, but he chooses ours.

He loves Christmas time. He has learned through Christmas to get excited over any and all packages. 

One of our favorite things about Marley is he actually smiles.