Happy "Gotcha Day" for Dobby (Patreon)

I can't believe it's already been one year since we got Dobby. As some of you may remember, we fully intended to name him Oscar. But when we went to pick him up, we noticed he looked so much like Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter, we had to name him Dobby.  I love the second photo of him in the back seat with the kids. He looks so happy.

He's was about 19lbs when we adopted him and he's now 31 pounds of pure muscle and dorkiness. He's settled in nicely over the past year - he became fast friends with Max and quickly accepted Piper the kitten when we adopted her in August. (Dobby never bonded with our late cat, Hannah, but that's completely consistent with her personality. She was queen of the house and heaven forbid she'd deign to become friends with a "lowly dog.")

The first couple weeks after we adopted Dobby, there were a few moments when my wife and I thought "Oh sh*t, did we make the right decision??" (These moments were usually prompted by Dobby having an accident or waking us up a waaaay too early to go potty.) But it was definitely the right decision - he's a bit of a dork, a bit anxious, and loves to run. A perfect fit for our family.