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Mar 29, 2010 i’m happy to announce there is a new member of the earthdog pack. he hails from georgia where he was pulled from a kill shelter and brought to nashville by a wonderful rescue group. i became aware of him and fell in love with him at first sight. when i found out he was deaf it was clear to me he belonged here. without further ado i present benny…
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holy crap, people, believe me when i say this is the most fantastic puppy. we’ve raised many, many puppies over the years between fosters and our dogs, and while i’ve never met a puppy i didn’t like, i’ve also never met one quite like benny. he is such a delightful dog; loving, amicable as all get out, and overwhelmingly sweet. neither dave nor i really wanted a puppy (we weren’t really equipped for the old “can’t let ‘em out of your sight for 5 seconds” dealio) but at the same time i felt pretty strongly after the last few months we’ve had that we needed a young dog that would be with us for as long as possible. let me tell you, the universe heard my plea and delivered big time.
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we were a little hesitant to bring in another dog because of carly being a hair's breadth from ferality. since losing demeter she’s been trying to catapult herself to the top dog position and has been a bit of a lunatic to live with. that being said, we also needed some new energy in this house and something about benny made him seem like the right guy. we were a little worried about introductions but in hindsight all the worrying was a waste of time because he waltzed in here like this is where he belonged. carly, in a surprising twist, fell in love with him and really showed why we adore her. she was his first friend and has been absolutely fantastic with him.
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we adore this little guy and for some reason have taken to calling him “egg.” he was just what all of us needed and we hope we can be what he needs…he will be loved for a lifetime.
Reader Comments (9)
I'm so happy for you (and for him)! May you enjoy a lifetime together of fun and happy chaos! :)
So beautiful to watch Benny and Carly together. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your happy news...such a delightful way to start my morning.
kym! i read your blog post through tears of joy! benny (egg) is soooo happy! what a precious puppy he is. thank you so much for loving him and giving him a wonderful home. i look forward to watching him grow up over the years through your posts. he is going to be a beautiful dog! your stories and photos of all the pups make me smile and laugh. they are a wonderful "crew". bless you and dave for all to you do!!!!
I had kept up with Benny (Egg) through Westie Rescuue postings and was so excited to hear he had a good home. Thanks for sharing this video.....he certainly has BETTER than a good home, it's a GREAT one. I love how he and Carly and "being buddies" gnawing on each other. That's one of my favorite things that dogs do when they are having fun. Philippians 1:3 says "I thank God in my remembrance of you!" That is my verse for you and what you have done for this little creature of God's.
I LOVE benny! I can't wait to meet him in real life-- he seems like such a sweetheart! congrats to you and dave on such a sweet new addition to the pack : ) and my kudos to carly for being his friend!!
What a cutie!! Love the video :)
Congrats on the new addition, what a cutie pie!
Thanks! What an awesome puppy! I needed a good story at the end of a rough day. I loved the video. We have 2 dogs that fight that we have to keep separated and it makes life very rough for my husband and I. It is nice to see the dogs playing together.
Oh, I can see why you fell in love!!! He is adorable. I have serious soft spot for the deaf ones too...we adopted a deaf Great Dane over 10 years ago and believe it or not he is still with us at 11 1/2 years old and doing pretty darn well. Just makes me want to kiss your precious little Benny! Keep the pictures coming!