The family and I were in Grand Prairie last weekend to celebrate my youngest nephew's (Jamar Weathers) first birthday, when we met Rocky, well Rocko then Roscoe! Long story but I'll get through it ;).
We had just finished up at my other nephew's house Trevon for his 7th birthday party
and while we were enjoying the majesty of the fall Texas atmosphere in the park, 
we were surprised and delighted to meet a friendly little Dachshund puppy. He had wandered up to our party away from his family that was playing in the not too distant field. Instantly we were smitten by this adorable little fellow and my fiancee Tanya had to have him...
We talked to his owners and to our amazement they were very willing to give us the puppy. We were so elated that after offering the man a handshake to seal the deal, I couldn't wait to get him home so we could start our lives together! We rushed out to get him a kennel and a little hoodie. His youthful energy has brought an immediate rejuvenating spirit to the entire house. 
Since we got him home we have been trying to get him acclimated to us and us acclimated to him and somehow his name has changed twice. When we got him at the park, his name was Rocky. We didn't think it was fitting so we changed it almost immediately to Rocko, then for some reason after three days, it was changed again, this time for good to Roscoe. I didn't like the change initially but the name has begun wear on me.
Sadly, our dearest little friend has given us quite a scare today. He had been out in the yard yesterday sniffing and eating grass in the backyard. When we checked his kennel this morning he had puked and then after riding with me to take the kids to school he had a small drink and puked again.
After I left for work he puked again. That's when Tanya got scared! She had been hearing about a really serious viral disease, Parvovirus and when she researched his symptoms, we felt they were too close for comfort. We know so little about him. The family that we got him from said he was seven months old and he has only been with us for four days so without any documentation we could only pray.
After talking with our neighbor, we are hopeful, his puking was only related to an upset stomach set on by eating grass. He's a real champ so I'm confident he'll pull through!!
Photos by: Reggie "Lockdawg" Lockhart
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