Percival Roy Kinghorn

One long night studying and finishing final projects for school. Realizing it was 5:30 am, and it's probably pointless to go to bed now. Go to 7:00 am class together. Find ourselves completely unable to concentrate. Surf web to stay awake. Somehow find ourselves looking at local animal shelter's website. Decide to swing by after class, just to see.

....and end up with this:

Percival Roy Kinghorn.

(Percy, to his friends.)

He was transferred in to the Boise shelter from another Humane Society from outside the city a few days before we got him, so we don't know any of the details on why he was put there (he was definitely trained before, and absolutely got enough to eat...), how long he was there, or even exactly how old he is (one vet said 2, another said 3 or 4). We just knew that we had to have him. 

This big guy has had such an amazing impact on our lives since that day! I didn't even realize what our little family was missing until I met PercyBear, and then it became abundantly clear. We needed him way more than he needed us! 

He was pretty overweight when we adopted him (89.6 lbs!!), but he has so far lost about 15 lbs thanks to lots of walks, swims, and a much better diet! He always has the sweetest doggy smile on his face, and he's been such a great companion to me when I would otherwise be home alone while Ty's working such long hours. Unfortunately for Ty, he's definitely turned into a huge Mama's Boy :) Now that we have him, I can't imagine us ever having a home without him in it! He's absolutely wonderful with babies and little kids (who love that he's the perfect height for them to get horsey rides), and I can't wait for my babies to grow up with such a wonderful family pet! 

In case you're wondering: Yes, he is wearing floaties for swimming in the top left picture above. He's still too fat for his stubby little legs to be able to keep his head above water for very long. (Please don't laugh at him, he gets plenty of that at home already...)