Greetings!

Hello, my new official name is Snortin' Norton...but feel free to call me just Norton for short. Up until yesterday I lived with a family in another house. I had a Dog Mom, a Dog Dad, and 2 Little People to play with me. My name was Beaudreaux, and they all called me Boo, or sometimes BooBoo.

I was just hanging out with them as I usually do when Two Strangers with a Dog came over. I liked that big dog immediately! He sorta looked like me, except he was a different color. Then, the Two Strangers and the Big Dog and I went for a walk. That was really fun! I liked walking with them all, and somewhere along that walk, the Two Strangers stopped being Strangers and became my friends.

We went back to my house, and Harley (that's the Big Dog) and I had some water. My Dog Mom talked to my new people friends, and then she went into the house and brought out a sack of my food. Ooooh, I LOVE foodies! And then Harley showed me how to jump up into the back of the XTerra, which I think is the name of their truck, and so then I jumped up in there with him. Then we took a ride! I'm not quite sure I like that yet. It was ok for about 20 minutes, and then I don't know what came over me, but I started to bark. Maybe I need to work on that, as the 2 People Friends told me to hush.

Then the truck stopped, and Harley and I got out and Harley ran ahead to show me the way to his house. I liked Harley's house very much! I sniffed it all over, and explored everything. Then we went outside to play, and I explored his yard. It is very nice too, and it's a little bigger than my yard, so I can run more.

Then the Two Friendly People started to talk. I listened, and they were talking about ME! They were saying stuff like, "He is a great dog. Look at how well he and Harley get along." Then the Friendly Woman asked me if I would like to live here and have a new Dog Brother, and a new Dog Dad and a new Dog Mom.

I had to think about that for a little while. I loved my other family. But I had heard them talking a few weeks ago too, and they were talking about me. They were saying things like, "It would be mean to take Boo to the desert." "There isn't anyplace to walk a dog there." They seemed sad when they said that. They said, "We have to find a good home for him." "Maybe Brad and Arielle would take him."

Hey! I wonder if these Two Friendly People are Brad and Arielle? Oooh, I bet they are!

Later that day I got to eat my foodies and I also got something called a "Beefcake" and Harley got one too. They are delicious - but they are only one bite. Harley told me those are the kind of "snacks" he and I will get. I could eat the whole jar of them, but I only got that one. Harley says maybe there will be more later.

So...I decided. I think I will be happy here with my new big brother Harley and with my new Dog Dad and Dog Mom. And Wow! Right about the time I was deciding yes, the Dog Mom went into a little room and brought out a wading pool and put water in it for me. Ooooh, I love that! I get to get in the wading pool and walk around in it while I drink! I get to stick my face in the water as much as I want to! Dog Mom has a stack of old towels, and she wiped off my neck and feeties and face for me.

Mom and Dad both brushed me, and Mom took my collar off and scratched around on my neck. Ooooh, that felt sooo good! They only brush me as long as I let them, and when I get tired of it or bored, then they stop for a little while. I think I like brushin's!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the wonderful toys they have here for me and Harley. They have an entire laundry basket filled with great dog toys, and it's ok for me to go and pick out whatever I want to play with! There are too many stuffed animals that squeak, I think that is what Harley likes. I heard Mom tell Dad that they needed to get me some tougher toys because I like to rip open the stuffed ones to get to that thing in there that squeaks. Here is a picture of me smiling 'cause I'm so happy!

And here's another picture of me listening to Dad telling me I can play with any of the toys I want to...

Mom helped me with this "blog" thing, and now I want to take a little nap on the cool tile. She says I can still keep in touch with my previous family with this blog. I don't know how that works, but she does so she will make it so. Thank you for finding me a good home!