Linus

Linus is now Sampson. Sorry we renamed our new furry family member :) He is doing great and is spoiled rotten! He is growing like a weed!!! And filling out nicely. We put him on an organic holistic diet. Between his wet and dry foods, enzymes and probiotics, and let's not forget the treats, I think he eats healthier than we do! He's still getting over kennel cough so we wanted to make sure he was on the healthiest diet possible to help him recover from his immune challenges :( He still thinks he's a lap dog! He started obedience school and is the rebel of the pack. We just think he's the brightest and he's just bored in class! Actually he learns very quickly and is learning the commands they are teaching "us". haha! He loves to go for walks and runs after anything you throw. We have a very large field as our backyard. I go walking in the morning with a friend of mine here and when he's tired he just plops down on the grass. That's his way of saying he's done walking with us. I have to admit, even after all of the research and inquiring I did; I didn't think having a puppy would be this much work. I've cleaned up a gazillion "accidents", gone through two cases of paper towels and two bottles of floor cleaner, and I know I've washed all of my throw rugs at least five times each in less than a month. But the trade off is that Sampson has changed the whole structure of our lives. He gets me outside more often, I'm exercising more, my son is outside running around more, even my husband! My 4 y/o son now has a buddy and he just loves waking up to Sampson licking his face every morning. Malachi (my son) always asks, "Where's Sampson?" when I pick him up from school. He runs into the house to greet him whenever we get home. We have another snuggle buddy when watching a movie. I feel safer at night sleeping just knowing we have such a keen watch dog in the house. Although whenever someone comes over he licks them to death! All of the neighbors and students here at Faith Farm love Sampson and are so thrilled to come up and pet him. The students in the Women's Home here at Faith Farm actually ask to walk him everyday at 5pm...so he now has a waiting list of girlfriends who take turns walking him. The director of the women's group was thrilled that we let him spend tiem with the girls. She says its great therapy for them. And to top all of this off, I must say he is by far the cutest dog in the world!!! I'm sure you can hear my beaming pride through this email of our wonderful dog Sampson. I prayed to God for a special dog for our family and He far exceeded my prayers. We have such an awesome and mighty God!