Tucker came into our lives in August 2010. My mom, suffering from empty nest syndrome, wanted a dog to keep her company. So a petfinder search began. Weeks of searching until finally we saw two little puppies named Chips and Beans, Chihuahua mixes, 8 weeks old.
We put in an application for either of them. The wait was unbearable, it's all we could think about. But what were the chances? Two small breed puppies would be snapped up in an instant. I knew mom would be devastated if we didn't get one of them, she was already picking out names. Then they were taken off of the website. Our hopes slowly started to fade, but then we got the phone call, we were still in the running, but a lot of people had applied for them. Two days later we got the call and knew Beans would be ours.
Tucker's mom and another Chihuahua mix (possibly the father) were found wandering the streets of TN. The mom was pregnant and soon gave birth in a foster home, to Chips and Beans. The rescue we applied for them through is called PAWS New England and they take dogs from the south and transport them up to the new england states when people, like us, apply for them. Two weeks after we were approved, Beans (and Chips too) was put on a truck with many other lucky dogs and sent up to us. We named our little pup Tucker. Not long after Tucker came to us, both his mother and possible father were adopted down in TN.
Tucker had a lot to learn. He'd never been on leash or been away from his brother. But he adjusted quickly.
He loved to play and chew, and BOY did he like to nip. He could jump really high too, and grab onto your shirt and hang there. But he learned that that's no way to play with people, we're far to delicate for that, and learned to take it all out on his toys instead.
I had to go off to college and leave my puppy behind. When I came back for my first visit he sure had grown!
and had learned how to coexist with the feline kind too.
and he learned how to fetch
and roll in things that smell
Then he had his first Christmas
and he had his first snow
and now he's having his first spring.
I love my crazy little dog, even though I don't get to see him as much as I'd like to. With summer approaching I'm going to be able to go home soon, so I want to make this blog as a tribute to his awesomeness and to keep track of all the accomplishments he's gonna have. Tucker has a few issues we need to work on, he's very shy with strangers (but getting better), really likes to chew things up (also getting better), and still has the occasional accident. So I'm hoping to make a lot of progress with those things this summer. I also plan to teach him some fun tricks, and maybe start doing some agility with him. Tucker is active, athletic, fun, loving, smart, and mischievous, just the way a good dog should be. I hope you enjoy reading about my Tuck man, I know he's got some fans out there.
