"Buddy" from Bumpass VA

Friday was quite an exciting day for the Kirkland family and me. It was not your typical day in the office. Jane, Rob, Heather (Jane’s 7-year-old family friend), and I drove to Bumpass Virginia to pick up the new addition to the Kirkland family. Jane and Rob decided to adopt a dog from an organization called Atlantic Region Central Border Collie Rescue http://www.arcbcr.org.

His original name was Leo but we thought it sounded too much like no and didn’t want him to be confused. We decided to change his name to Buddy. Buddy is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. He is to be one of the most beautiful dogs I have ever seen. He has such a pretty color. He is also one of the sweetest dogs. When Buddy was younger he was abused and is now very anxious and scared because of that experience. I am sure that Buddy is going to be so loved at this home that he will soon come out of his shell. He is doing so well already and it has only been three days. Although he is a little scared he has the most adorable personality. He loves to be pet and cuddled with: especially when the one doing the petting is Heather. The two instantly fell in love with each other the second they met. On the way home, Heather wanted to ride in the back of the car with Buddy. Of course we let her. 

On the car ride back Heather had an interesting experience with Buddy. Heather and Buddy were sitting in the very back of the van when Buddy started getting a little rowdy. He scraped at the door and seemed to be uncomfortable. We thought he was upset about leaving his previous owner but then we quickly realized it was something else. Before we knew it Heather screamed “he just threw up all over!” We turned around and sure enough he threw up, all over the back seat. Somehow he managed not to get any on Heather. She started freaking out immediately and making barf faces. I was trying to make sure she didn’t throw up also while rescuing her from the surrounding pile of throw up. Her face was priceless and I couldn’t help but laugh! It was the most throw up I’ve ever seen from a dog.

I can’t wait to make even more memories with Buddy as he becomes more comfortable with his new family. Hopefully they will be a little less smelly and messy.