Welcome Oakley

This afternoon, after having said farewell to Dobson almost 3 years ago, we welcomed Oakley, a 6-year old yellow lab, to our family.  While William would talk about Dobson periodically and had been asking about having a dog for quite some time, we told him everyone in the family had to be ready for a dog in order to get a dog.  Not surprisingly, William took it upon himself recently to ask each family member, "Are you ready for a dog?"  He got quick affirmatives from me and William, and the past several weeks, he had been asking Bobby daily, "Dad, are you ready for a dog today?"  While we made the decision in mid-May to start looking, Bobby would answer, "Not quite yet, but closer."  And closer...arrived.

We found Oakley through Lucky Labs Rescue in Charlotte.  Through several conversations with LLR's director and Oakley's foster family, we decided he may be the dog for us.  Upon arriving at the foster family's home and meeting Oakley, the foster mom asked the boys if they wanted a dog.  William quickly answered, "Yes, but dad's not ready for a dog yet."  Needless to say, all the adults got a chuckle, and we believe the boys were surprised when Bobby said he was ready and Oakley was coming home with us.

We loaded Oakley into the back of the car; however, he quickly jumped over the seats to lay in the floorboard at Thompson and William's feet the entire way home.  He is a fabulous dog, who is laid back and LOVES affection.  We are lucky to have him as part of our family!