Deezul and Dad

Riley grew up with dogs, most of his childhood he either had Beezly (Shar Pei) or Harley (also a Shar Pei) so when it came time for US to get a dog, he was kind of wanting another Shar Pei, When we walked into a pet store in June and saw little Shar Pei mixes i of course fell in love (seriously though, you'd have to be cold hearted to NOT fall in love with a 3 pound puppy!) Rye picked one of the 2 little boy pups and we asked to hold him. after we left, i didn't bring up the puppy again, because from past experience, it does me NO good to be mad at Riley for NOT letting me bring home a puppy. however later that day we were chatting in the shower (it's where all our deep discussions happen... don't judge) and he asked if we should get him... i asked who, and he replied "that puppy!" i looked at the clock and told him they would be closing in less than 45 min... so we hopped out of the shower and rushed back and bought little Deezul... his name was picked out long before we had him, we were puppy shopping and trying to find the perfect dog to fit the name. The name comes from one of our favorite shows "top gear" but not the american version.. the good ol' fashioned british version... funniest show ever!!! anyway when they are talking about a Diesel engine, they pronounce it DEEEEEE-ZUL... so Deezul :) Our agreement was that if he "let" me get this puppy, he would be MY responsibility, i would have to potty train, and be the one to take him out 4 times during the night, and get up early with him in the mornings... AGREED!

The first night we brought him home... Rye and Deezul bonded pretty fast, Rye had already fallen head over heels for the little guy.

i know, precious huh!!!!!

a few weeks after we got Deezul Riley had to leave for 10 days for a training exercise. when he got back he couldn't believe how much Dee grew... I however, see the little guy every day, so i don't notice ANY change until i look at pictures... or when he hits a milestone, like being able to jump on the bed, or being to big to slide under the couch.

Dee Under the Couch

Everyone knows that Deezul is a mama's boy... however he is EXTREMELY attached to "Dad"

4th of July

Dee LOVES to be held like a toddler.

he's a ghost... NOT the kkk... happy Halloween

 

 

 

 

Saying bye for the deployment.

See... they are quite attached... now for the actual story. so when Rye was still here, i would drive him to work every morning with Dee in the car, we'd go home and i'd wait for the call to go get him from PT, his ringtone on my phone is "lovebug" by the Jonas Brothers... so Deezul somehow put 2 and 2 together... every time that song would start on my phone, he'd whine and go straight to the door so we could go get dad. it was SUPER cute and i figured that with Riley gone for so many months, that Dee would forget Rye... at least a little... but without fail if i ask him "where is dad??" his ears perk up and he tilts his head... and then there is the matter of the ringtone, the first time this happened it was on accident, i was sitting on the couch listening to all my ringtones and changing things up, when i clicked on "lovebug" Dee woke up started whining and ran straight to the door. a week later i showed Sam what happens if i play the ringtone, and i tend to do it every few weeks... you may think it's cruel, but i don't want him to forget... so don't judge me :) i cannot wait until i get to film the reunion of Deezul and Rye... i'll totally cry... i already know that. until then.. here is a video of the Dee reacting to the ringtone