Happy Adoption Day!

Two years ago today, rainBeau Jangles officially became my boy. He was in Washington state at the time and would have to wait there while his blood work was cleared through Hawaii's quarantine process.

While he stayed in WA, he spent most of his time at a local board and train which ended up being an absolute blessing. rainBeau did not know what it was to respond to verbal cues from humans. He was not deaf, he just did not know what human sounds meant. The team at the board and train worked wonders for him and loved him through his learning process.

I met my boy in October of 2015. While he already had my heart, I fell even more in love with him when we first met and he immediately gave me a hug (still one of my favorite things that he does). While I was visiting, I got to work with the training staff and learn how I would be able to keep teaching my boy how to follow the commands he was learning and how to teach him new commands. I visited a few more times before the end of the year and even got to have sleep overs with him at a friend's house.

Since January of 2016, my boy has been with me in Hawaii. He has been hiking trails with me and slowly learning that moving water (creeks and the ocean) is not scary.

He has been my saving grace when I am at my low points. I look forward to going to a long walk each evening to decompress and get his energy out. I think we are doing a few miles each night and he loves it!

I adore my boy and am so thankful that he is in my life. I am so grateful to the matchmaker who helped me find him and helped make all of this happen.