ashleighelizabeth
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A couple of years ago when my husband (then boyfriend) and I first started thinking about getting a dog we were living in Arizona, had just bought our first house with a big backyard and were feeling very settled. We both had grown up with golden retrievers and naturally felt drawn to the breed and felt that a golden was the perfect dog for us.
Well life happens and we got engaged, got married and moved to California. We still really wanted a dog, but our circumstances had changed and we were now renting a house which makes it more difficult to have pets . I was really lonely when we first moved and still desperately wanted a dog. At this point we had been talking about getting one for about two years. I started researching smaller breeds and fell in love with Cavaliers. :l*v: One of the books I read compared a Cavalier's temperament to a Goldens and I think this might have been what sold my husband.
Anyways we researched breeders and after 9 months of searching we finally welcomed little Santino better known as Sonny into our home. I will be honest, in the beginning I was secretly worried that my husband would be disappointed that we didn't get a big dog because a Cavalier was really my choice and I think he agreed to please me, BUT the other night we were sitting on the couch and my husband casually said " I would DEFINITELY think about getting another Cavalier for our next dog". His comment made my heart melt, because even though I knew he loved Sonny, at that moment, I knew that he had fallen as deeply in love with Sonny as I have. :lotsaluv: Anyways, just thought I would share this little story. Oh and a little disclaimer we are not thinking about getting another dog any time soon. It will be many, many years before we add to our family, but still I like the way my husband is thinking.
Well life happens and we got engaged, got married and moved to California. We still really wanted a dog, but our circumstances had changed and we were now renting a house which makes it more difficult to have pets . I was really lonely when we first moved and still desperately wanted a dog. At this point we had been talking about getting one for about two years. I started researching smaller breeds and fell in love with Cavaliers. :l*v: One of the books I read compared a Cavalier's temperament to a Goldens and I think this might have been what sold my husband.
Anyways we researched breeders and after 9 months of searching we finally welcomed little Santino better known as Sonny into our home. I will be honest, in the beginning I was secretly worried that my husband would be disappointed that we didn't get a big dog because a Cavalier was really my choice and I think he agreed to please me, BUT the other night we were sitting on the couch and my husband casually said " I would DEFINITELY think about getting another Cavalier for our next dog". His comment made my heart melt, because even though I knew he loved Sonny, at that moment, I knew that he had fallen as deeply in love with Sonny as I have. :lotsaluv: Anyways, just thought I would share this little story. Oh and a little disclaimer we are not thinking about getting another dog any time soon. It will be many, many years before we add to our family, but still I like the way my husband is thinking.
