Toby's Journey

Toby has been enjoying life on three legs.  It doesn’t seem to slow him down any.  He may have even developed a bit of an attitude lately.  I think all the attention is getting to his head. Ha ha. Who could blame him though.  We were walking down a street in a area that has lots of restaurants and shops and someone actually ran out of a restaurant and chased us down just so she could pet him.

I love looking at the pictures of tripawds on the beach or in the mountain and it makes me wish I lived closed to one.  Indy does have some great dog events though so we get some entertainment out of that.  A few weeks ago we went to Woofstock.  They had live music and a ton of vendors from all the animal friendly businesses in town.  Toby got to do a painting, get a tattoo, eat a ton of treats and be just be outside.

Tonight we’re going to a pet parade and costume contest at a local brewery.  They even make dog beer.  (Don’t worry it’s not alcoholic).  We added a peg leg to his pirate costume.  If anyone else is thinking about doing this we just took a paper towel roll and covered it in wood colored duck tap.  I’m excited to see how it goes over in public.

Now for some pictures…

Pirate costume with added peg leg

Today marks 9 years since I adopted Toby.

Nine years ago my ex and I were looking for a dog.  We had gone to the local humane societies and looked online and hadn’t had much luck.   We had given up for the day because we had a flag football game. When we went field there was this adorable puppy laying in between the fields.  Sure enough he was up for adoption.  The foster parents said they brought him there because they wanted him to go to someone who was active.  We immediately went home and filled out an application.  A few days later they did a house visit and left him with us.

Toby has been my partner in crime ever since.

So here are some pictures from the first month… ***Warning – Cuteness Alert***