The Journey To Ranger & River
In case you haven't heard yet, we are now puppy parents. Yeah, it was only supposed to be one, but SURPRISE, now it's two.
After Tulsa died we had made a pact that we'd give it a year before we got a puppy. Well Chad made it almost a year before we got a big surprise. He'd been on the hunt for the last few months for a Catahoula Leopard Pup. He found a breeder near where he was going on a hunting trip in Missouri. With the unpredictability of weather seasons changed early and the window for hunting got cut short....so we had to go on a 20+ hour road trip to pick up puppy. A friend of Chad's also wanted one, so we brought back two! To make a very convoluted long story short his friend backed out and we kind of fell in love with both, so meet Ranger and River.
They are the most rambunctious duo I've ever been a part of. They have such unique personalities. River, the fun loving daddy's girl. Her favorite thing to do is to sneak through the baby gate because her belly still fits.
Ranger, the reserved Mamma's boy. His favorite things to do are follow me around like a hawk, photo bomb my outfit pics, and sleep.
It was a quick and exciting Halloween adventure to go and pick them up. We left about 8:00 on Friday evening, got to the pick up spot about 6am. (Thank god for back seat truck naps). Picked up the puppies and off we went! We made a pit stop in St. Louis to see the arch and grab some breakfast. It was really cool to see in person.
I wanted to get an authentic southern breakfast so we stopped at Rooster in downtown St. Louis. WOW! It was awesome. We shared a Nutella Crepe and the Rooster Slinger (andoullie sausage, breakfast potatoes, sausage gravy, eggs, and Texas toast) it was BEYOND delicious. I would go back in a heart beat if we are ever in that part of the world again. Then it was back to the highway for another 10+ hour drive home. The pups did great and were very excited to be home.
It has definitely been a learning curve for all of us, but they're doing great and have been a welcome addition to the family.
