'Kimo' adopted May 14, 2011 :)

We moved to Greater Seattle 3 years ago with our beloved boxer, Buster. He was our sweet gentle, family dog - we couldn't imagine life without him! We often thought of adding another dog to our family, and knew our next would be a rescue dog, but with two young children it seemed a little overrwhelming.

However, life is fleetiingly. Buster passed away only a year after our move; we were devastated. He had been a part of our family for so long that we couldn't imagine getting another animal to take his place.

After having time for our hearts to heal, we knew we were ready to open our hearts and our home to another dog. We didn't want to replace our beloved pet, but add a new family member. We knew we wanted a smaller dog, to start a new chapter of our lives and for our children. We met several wonderful dogs, but our boys were just drawn to 'Kimo' from the PUP Petfinder site.

We filled out the application, but not completely. It was difficult to dig up the veterinarian information from our old, beloved pet - but we did and also told PUP our story. The volunteers were sympathetic to our situation and set-up meetings with us right away! When we finally got the opportunity to meet 'Kimo', a match was made!

'Kimo' is housetrained, crate trained, has perfect manners, has opened up in the two short days that we've had him! It's like he's always been a part of our family! We are so happy we waited until the time was right for our family and we found the perfect pet! :) He's been wonderful with the boys, wonderful for us, and an overall joy! We can't thank PUP enough for providing such a welcoming, wonderful experience for our family!

Oh, the name is growing on us! 'Kimo' may remain 'Kimo' (Sabe) - the boys are still deciding, but we do know we've found our forever dog! :)