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Meet Buddy – Our New Furry Family Member!

New adopted puppy from Saving Paws in Appleton, Wisconsin - Meet Buddy!

My husband and I had a big life change this weekend! We welcomed another new member to our family. Everyone, meet Buddy!

We adopted Buddy from Saving Paws in Appleton, Wisconsin over the weekend. We had made an appointment to “just visit” Buddy and some of the other pups. (Saving Paws is a no-kill rescue by us.) They had tons of puppies and dogs transferred up here this weekend from shelters in Texas that were overwhelmed with strays. 

After going to “just look” the last time, and then we adopted Miss Kitty, we knew we were likely going to end up adopting a pup before we left! And Buddy wiggled his way right into our hearts!

Lindsey of Have Clothes, Will Travel and her husband adopting Buddy at Saving Paws in Appleton

Buddy had been dumped on the side of a highway in Texas along with his sister.  A good Samaritan had seen them running along the side of the road and stopped and took them to a local shelter. 

So, because no one ever saw Buddy’s parents, we’re not entirely sure what kind of dog he is. We’re guessing he’s a mix of a Dachshund and Jack Russel Terrier (and likely another breed too), but we don’t know for sure. We’re considering doing a doggy DNA test just to find out! 

Buddy and his bent tail

Buddy also has a bent tail. We’re not really sure if this was an injury or if he was just born this way. After doing some reading, we did learn that this can be a trait of dogs and cats who are the runt of the litter. And he was quite a bit smaller than his sister. It isn’t causing him any pain, though. So, that’s good! 

Our new puppy - Buddy!

His favorite activities right now are napping and playing fetch. He’s only about 10 weeks old, so he is just a baby! (He is currently waking us up every 2 hours like a baby, too! Haha.)

I am super impressed with how well he plays fetch for being so young. Check out his skills in the quick little video below!

He’s a smart little guy with a lot of energy! He’s already learning how to sit and come after only a few days of working with him too.

His name was originally Henri, but we renamed him as our nephew’s name is Henry! We named him Milo at first, but for some reason, my husband and I could NOT remember that name when we were calling him to come. So, we tried again with “Buddy,” as we have been calling him our little buddy all week anyways. This time, his name stuck! 

Buddy

I tried to do a little photo shoot with him in the backyard, but getting him to sit still long enough to take an OK photo is not easy yet, haha. I’ll have to practice some more! (Or maybe just start doing videos of him instead?)

Puppy photoshoot with Buddy our new adopted puppy!
The only photo from our little photoshoot, haha.

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about how Miss Kitty is liking him… and I have to say she is not the biggest fan of him yet. Fortunately, she isn’t afraid of him, though, and does still go about her business as usual.

However, I am pretty sure she is plotting his murder, so we won’t be leaving them alone with each other for a long time. There has been a lot of progress with her behavior toward him in just a few days, though, so we think it’ll be OK. She just needs some time to adjust and extra love and snuggles.

Miss Kitty in her bow tie!
Miss Kitty is still getting used to Buddy.

Another question we’ve been getting pretty frequently is “how are we going to travel now?” And the answer to that is we made the decision to adopt a dog earlier this summer when we found out we weren’t going to be moving abroad again anytime soon (this is due to all the changes with COVID). We both also won’t be traveling for work hardly at all anymore either.

So, if we travel, it will be to just go on a vacation. And if it’s somewhere within driving distance, Buddy is coming with! And if not, our family has offered their babysitting services for him and Miss Kitty!

New adopted puppy from Saving Paws in Appleton, Wisconsin - Meet Buddy!

We’re very excited and lucky to have two awesome fur children in our lives, now! I hope you are all up for more puppy photos and videos because I anticipate there will be a lot more on my blog and Instagram account!

Meet Buddy our new puppy

If anyone in the Appleton area is looking to adopt a dog or cat, I can’t recommend Saving Paws enough! They have such an awesome facility and a volunteer staff that really cares. You can feel the love the second you walk in! I highly recommend donating to their facility as well (that’s what we’re doing for Christmas this year). You can see their current wish list here or make a cash donation. 

P.S. I had the chance to meet Otis when we were there and watch him play with other dogs. He is such a sweet dog! He listens and does really well with other doggies. If you are looking for a dog that’s almost over the puppy stage and does well with other dogs, definitely make an appointment to meet Otis

Please enjoy a few more photos of Buddy, below!

9 Comments

  1. Thank for this post and Congratulations on your new furry family member! Buddy looks like a sweet and playful pup. I’m sure you’ll have many happy years together.

  2. Congrats on your newest addition to your family! he’s such a cute pup! What a shame that there are so many strays though 🙁 My sister is looking at adopting a dog at the moment but it’s difficult as the shelters are so empty – the one we adopted our shih Tzu from, that has rows of cages, only has 3 dogs available from all of their shelters (when we were there to adopt there were 4 rows of cages full of dogs in just the one shelter) and they are all sadly too large for her yard. It’s so good to see so many dogs having homes though, and it’s nice you were able to help this cute little pup! 🙂 We continue to keep an eye out for a cute little buddy for her!

    Hope that you are having a wonderful weekend! 🙂

    1. Thank you! The shelters by us have hardly had any dogs since this spring as well (fortunately!). These little guys have all been coming up from southern states. I hope your sister finds the right pup for her!

  3. Oh, Lindsey….how wonderful. I had to laugh when you first said “going to just look” because we all know how that turns out!!
    He is absolutely adorable and those shots outside really turned out wonderful!
    Now I can’t wait to see the photos of him and Miss Kitty snuggling!!
    XOOX
    Jodie

    1. Aw, thank you! Haha, it’ll be a little while before those two start snuggling. I’m just happy they’re tolerating each other right now!

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