Bundle of Joy

[ShawnPorter]

My girlfriend and I just got approved for adoption on a very sweet, very adorable 6yo Italian Greyhound. It's our first dog. We're both very much so looking forward to him living with us. The paperwork gets signed on Wednesday. During the home visit he was so affectionate and comfortable with us both... can't wait to see his manic side.

Once he moves in, I'm going to flood all of my social networking sites with pics of him in little outfits so all my friends can say aaaaah, but secretly be sick of it.

[Stewart Robson]

Awesome. My family had a Greyhound for 12 years, from a rescue centre. She was awesome. Dumb as fuck and highly strung but very affectionate.

I tattooed her name on me when she died.

[CaptCanada]

Firstly great news, and I hope it all works out with you. Just make sure he gets enough exercise everyday or he will start driving you nuts. Had a german shorthair pointer when I was a kid, didn't get to run around enough and became more then an handful.

Secondly, why do you feel the need to dress him in clothes?

[ShawnPorter]

I have more free time on my hands than most people, which I usually fill up by wandering around Philly. Now I can do it with my wee little creepy dog. And as for clothes; they get really cold and the rescue recommended them wearing clothes in fall, winter and spring. Plus I like the idea of dog shirts.

[AlannaCA]

congratualtions, i'm so excited for you! how fun! dogs are such a joy no matter what size or shape they come in. i do agility with my dog and in the class before mine there is this teeny tiny little italian greyhound that is in beginners agility and she is sooo preciouse and its such a hoot to watch her do all the obsicles. shes a speedy little one, i was very impressed. i went uo to her and was like "OMG shes so cute!" totally forgetting they can be skitterish and i scared her with my exhuberance!

[gougetheeyes]

I have more free time on my hands than most people, which I usually fill up by wandering around Philly. Now I can do it with my wee little creepy dog. And as for clothes; they get really cold and the rescue recommended them wearing clothes in fall, winter and spring. Plus I like the idea of dog shirts.

I full support all your future dog-in-costume blog posts. Congrats though dude!

[MsRad]

i fuckin' love italian greyhounds!!! congrats Shawn!

[ShawnPorter]

I full support all your future dog-in-costume blog posts. Congrats though dude!

Martha Stewart (I'd hit it) makes hoodies for Italian Greyhounds that look like crabs. Little eyes on the hood. Oh yeah.

[ShawnPorter]

Martha Stewart Pets Crab Terry Hoodie - Martha Stewart Pets - Dog - PetSmart

[MsRad]

Martha Stewart (I'd hit it)

no words to describe my reaction to this haha

[Ursula]

post photos!!!!

edited to add: sorry didn't read it properly before i said this... sooo...

when he arrives post photos!!

[ShawnPorter]

no words to describe my reaction to this haha

She's hot. F'real.

[Ursula]

super cute!!!!

here's some reallllly cute dog clothes... i'm a little biased cause it's my cousin's company but it is really really cute http://www.etsy.com/shop/RoverDog

[AlannaCA]

super cute!!!!

here's some reallllly cute dog clothes... i'm a little biased cause it's my cousin's company but it is really really cute ROVER by RoverDog on Etsy

those are some styling doggies in those pictures! did your cousin make them or she just sells them? i have to say the little one in the stripped shirt and tie has to be my favorite.

sidenote: on my post above i didnt mean to sound so much like a valley girl. i guess im just a very excitable person!

[Ursula]

she makes them herself :) i love the pea coats..

i can not wait to see that little doggie all dressed up! what are you gonna call him shawn?

[Ursula]

holy shit that crab sweater is amazing!!!

[Lochlan]

You ever she Martha Stewart on the show Marriage Ref? I never liked her until I saw here on there and she is one funny dirty minded woman!

[kylegrey]

Its cool you pumped for a rescue dog .Sampson ,our Staff is also ,poor guys just been diagnosed with under active Thyroid,Diabetes and possible Cushings syndrome so we are looking at our rescue center for a girl to keep his spirits up .

[Bubbleberry]

This is the CUTEST thing I ever saw... Shawn your doggie would look super cool in this gear...

[Ursula]

kylegrey - i have a staffie too!

[kylegrey]

Proper little characters sometimes i just look at ours and he cracks me up.Unfortunately in this country they are the breed most misunderstood/mistreated .

[Ursula]

yeah i actually havn't seen my dog since january. i had to move back to canada and the province i live in has a ban on pit bulls and any related breed or breed that resembles a pit bull, so of course that includes my 35 pounds staffie who's never hurt anyone or even tried to.. bullshit..

[ShawnPorter]

You ever she Martha Stewart on the show Marriage Ref? I never liked her until I saw here on there and she is one funny dirty minded woman!

Yeah, I bet she's salty. She served Thanksgiving dinner to Squeeky Fromme for christ's sakes!

@Ursula- his name is currently Bailey, but we're going to switch it over, probably to Piccolo. I don't know a lot about his background; there wasn't physical abuse but he wasn't really taken care of (when he went to the rescue he was EIGHT pounds! He's up to twelve and we have a goal weight of 16) so I don't know if his name will be a trigger for bad doggie memories. Plus I think it's a dumb name. That's me justifying changing it.

[Ursula]

Yeah I got my dog when she was already a year old and had the name jezebel I changed it to G.B. and it didn't even phase her it's like that was her name all along

And 8 pounds? That's just cruel ! They must not have been feeding her right or something!

[ian]

Grats man, my wife and I just got this guy on Friday...