Mr. & Mrs. Lemich: Our new puppy Max

If you don't want to scroll through a million pictures of the same dog

then I advise you to turn back now.

Sleeping puppies get me every time!

Mike and I have been planning on getting a dog for a while, but we have been patiently waiting to find the right one who would be a perfect fit for our active family. I had almost given up hope. Last week I was scrolling through the dogs at our local animal shelter when I came across Max. Everything about him seemed so perfect. I went to the shelter to play with him and instantly fell in love. But Mike's cousins had just gotten into town and we were leaving for Austin the next day so the timing was terrible. We decided if Max was still available when we got back from Austin then it was a sign.

Sure enough come Tuesday he was still available for adoption so I swooped him up and brought him home.

Max is a lab mix who is 17 months old and weighs a whopping 27 pounds.

I wasn't sure how Max would react in the house so I covered the couch in blankets. Good thing I did because I decided to give Max a bath the second I brought him home so he would be clean. Apparently he hates getting a bath. I threw him in the bathtub and he somehow escaped the bathroom and was rolling around soaking wet on the furniture. The whole house was covered in water.

Max and Mikey love to cuddle while watching football. Look at Max's smile in his sleep! So cute!

This morning we went on a 10 mile walk/hike around White Rock Lake in Dallas. Max was the only one who had any energy left over after the walk. (The weather was a beautiful 55 degrees when we got there! Such a nice cold front came through)

We found out he LOVES to swim and play in the lake (just not bathtubs I guess). Once he discovered the lake we had trouble keeping him out of it.

We really enjoyed walking around the beautiful lake in the cool crisp weather.

I only work about 3 days a week, but on Tuesday and Thursday I am gone for 11 hours. We decided that since he is such an active dog he would have more fun in doggie day care. SO Thursday he had his first day of doggie day care and he did great! He has open play time all day with the other dogs but takes a 1 hour nap break in the middle, and they feed him lunch during the break too. The staff loved him. They said Max ran around like a crazy man almost the whole day until about the last hour.

When I arrived to pick him up, he was dead asleep! For him to be dead asleep in a room filled with dogs I knew he was worn out. It was pretty awesome because he slept for the next 24 hours after day care. Definitely money well spent!

I feel like such a mom already! I was worrying about him the entire day he was at day care, wondering if he was having fun and if everyone/dogs were being nice to him. I even miss him when I can't see him for longer than a few hours.