The Newest Shalvis
March 14, 2010 | Filed under: Stuff
So we left the mountain …
And drove.
And drove …
We were headed to a woman who lives out in the middle of nowhere, and I mean NOWHERE, and she rescues animals.
Any animal in need is welcome.
Even really funny looking ones.
To be honest, we went because we’d heard through the grapevine that she’d rescued two yellow lab puppies. And she had. She’d rescued two puppies out of a horrible situation.
But the golden wasn’t who stole our hearts. Nope, it was her little baby brother. The runt of the litter.
He was filthy and living in a hovel. And the minute he saw us, he came alive. Wriggling, happy, loving. All you had to do was touch him and he writhed in joy and dropped to the floor for a belly rub.
And once he was picked up by the teenagers and loved up by them, he didn’t want to get down.
So we never put him down again. Meet Frat Boy…
Posted by Jill @ 7:50 pm | Make a Comment
Natasha R says:
aww! Congratulations on the newest addition to the family!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:54 pmlimecello says:
AAAwwwwweeeeee Hi Jake!!! Heh – they wore you down and now you have a puppy! Yay! Tons of pictures are expected
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:56 pmgilesmarie says:
What a cutie! Congrats on the new family member!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:57 pmJo says:
Congratulations!!! He’s really cute..
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:57 pmDanica/Dream says:
Is it wrong of me to have been hoping it was a bear?
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:57 pmAnnmarie says:
How adorable! Congrats!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 7:59 pmWendy says:
OMG! Jake is adorable! So glad you got him.
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 8:00 pmQLady48 says:
Wow, he’s too cute!! Bet you’ll have a lot of tales to tell us in the future!! LOL!! Pics of him growing will be good too!! Good luck with the little guy!! Sue
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 8:04 pmRaine says:
Oh he is absolutely precious, Jill.
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 8:21 pmCongratulations!
cheryl c. says:
Awwww…what a little sweetheart!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 8:33 pmBarb V. says:
What a sweetheart! This is going to be a match made in heaven — a HEA for everyone. Congrats!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 8:36 pmKate Hardy says:
Fantastic, Jill – he looks gorgeous. He’ll have a wonderful time with your family. Congratulations!
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 10:41 pmbonita says:
Congrats! He’s lucky to be rescued by a great family… and he’ll repay you a thousand times over. They know, they really know.
Posted on March 14th, 2010 at 11:44 pmCait says:
Congratulations! Also, yay on choosing a rescue dog! They make the best pets.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 12:17 amLaure says:
Aw! Congrats to you and to Jake. He’s adorable! I wouldn’t put him down either. Rescued dogs are such wonderful loving little fellows. May you have many happy years together.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 12:27 amBabs says:
Awwww…so sweet. Our new puppy arrives in April and this just makes me want him to show up NOW!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 1:08 amNell Dixon says:
So cute!!!!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 1:10 amms bookjunkie says:
You do realize that he will expect to be held and carried around by everyone even after he gets big, right?
My relatives’ black lab truly believes that she’s a lapdog, and she’s _huge_.
Congrats on your new home, Jake! Can’t wait to hear about your new life.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 1:49 amFran says:
Congrats! He sooo cute!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 1:55 amJudy F says:
Ah welcome to the family Jake Shalvis. What a cutie. I can’t wait to hear how Ashes and Sadie feel about this. LOL Hugs
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 2:52 amtrish says:
I hope he grows into those looooong legs. lol Great pics!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 3:05 amStacy ~ says:
What a complete sweetie! He’s in a good home, and will get lots of love. Can’t wait to hear all about his antics
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 3:25 amSusan says:
That last picture is the best!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 3:56 amSarah Grimm says:
Congrats on the new family member. From someone who has had multiple ‘rescues’, they really do appreciate their new loving home all the more.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 5:06 amPat L. says:
Welcome, Jake. You found yourself a wonderful and fun family.
May I say he reminds me of MB?
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 5:13 amDru says:
Congratulations on the new Shalvis member. Jake is a cutie.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 5:17 amJess says:
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 5:59 amtennismom says:
Why am I crying. It’s a good thing. Love the name Jake too. Be happy Shalvis family. Sounds like he picked you too.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:05 amabby says:
Aww! Jake is adorable!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:11 amErin says:
*wipes tears from the eyes* (rescued animal stories always make me cry, and when pregnant I can’t watch Animal Planet on TV. I want to adopt them all or donate all my money to the ASPCA.)
Congrats Jill, he’s such a cute little guy. Give him lots of hugs from us!
Hugs,
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:13 amErin
Kara says:
What a little sweetheart!!! Congrats on the new addition to your family.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:14 amD says:
May I just say I am not surprised! Congrats on your new family member, he is adorable. Conrats to Alpha Man for no longer being the only male in the house!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:20 amJulie says:
OMG..I am sobbing here! Congrats on the new addition, Jake is adorable..and he is blessed!!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:22 amAshley says:
Aww, he’s so sweet. He looks like my old man Sammie (black lab mix).
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:27 amKaren says:
what fun !!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:46 amDee B. says:
Somehow I knew this weekend you would get a puppy. Jake looks beautiful and I know he will bring you lots of love. Congratulations – waiting to hear about all about him.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:53 amLiza says:
Congrats on the newest addition to the Shalvis family. Jake is so cute!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 6:59 amSabrina says:
Oh, what a cutie.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:00 amI’m sure you will have tons of fun with him.
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Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:01 amCindy in VA says:
SO FREAKIN’ CUTE!!!
Jake is a lucky little boy
Enjoy the new member of your family.
Cindy in VA
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:09 amJoyce Z says:
I am so happy for your family, especially Alpha Man who is no longer the only male in the household. Welcome Jake!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:13 amEdie says:
Jake is made of win!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:45 amGood luck with surviving the puppy days though!
Ang says:
awwww…CONGRATS to all of you
Puppy breath and little paws have a way of making life all better.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:46 amJen R. (emeraldsunshine.org) says:
Welcome home, Jake! You are absolutely gorgeous!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:57 amMental P Mama says:
So wonderful!!!! I wish every puppy could have a forever home like this…
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:00 amcorinne says:
congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:05 amAllie says:
AWWWW!!!! What a cutie! Congratulations.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:11 amSonyaM says:
What a cutie pie…so I guess this means Alpha Man is no longer the sole male who vies for attention…lol
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 9:09 amCourtney says:
Congratulations!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 10:02 amMaureen Child says:
Awww…welcome, Jake! And good luck, Jill!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 10:34 amJennifer M says:
Congrats! He is adorable!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:11 amColleen says:
Awwww…what a sweet boy. Congratulations!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:25 amKarin says:
Aw, Jake is a cutie! I seem to know a lot of people getting puppies these days. My sister just got two, though the second was something she was tricked into. lol
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:27 amLori says:
What a cutie!! Congratulations! Can’t wait to hear about all his puppy antics. What did Ashes think? Or does Ashes just roll with it by now?
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:27 amRonna says:
Jake is one lucky pup and you are one lucky family. No love like puppy love….and puppy breath…and puppy kisses.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:41 amcatslady says:
Welcome Jake! He reminds me of my granddoggie – also a rescue and they make the best dogs. We had a papered dog and then a rescue and she had the best personality ever!!! Congrats!!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 11:47 amBrandy says:
Oh gosh! He’s adorable! And now has a loving home, so sweet! Enjoy!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 12:31 pmJane says:
Congrats on the new addition to the family.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 2:07 pmDeb says:
You did it, you did it, you did it!!! I am so proud of you for taking the plunge(and jealous cause I can’t bring myself to take the plunge and get another dog!) Jake is AWESOME!! LOVE THE Black LAB!!! YAHHHH!!!!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 3:41 pmDonna M says:
Love the pictures. What a handsome pup.
Since I grew up with black labs I don’t think you could have made a better choice. Lucky Jake to find such a wonderful home filled with love for him. Enjoy. 
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 4:01 pmErin says:
Jake is adorable!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 5:58 pmmindy says:
He’s beautiful! And all ready to be spoiled rotten!
I have to say though, i probably would have left with the baby goat and both puppies!
Congrats on your new ‘baby’
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 7:42 pmHelenKay Dimon says:
He is absolutely adorable. Congrats on the newest member of the family!
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:19 pmDiana says:
Jake’s adorable! I knew you couldn’t resist getting another dog.
Posted on March 15th, 2010 at 8:31 pmShelly says:
Oh my goodness! Tears! Big, happy Alligator tears. I am so happy for you all….. but mostly because Jake found the most perfect and loving home he could have.
P.S…. Is the Golden still available?
Posted on March 16th, 2010 at 5:25 amLisa in California says:
OMG! He’s beautiful!
Posted on March 16th, 2010 at 9:02 amSteffi K says:
aww hey is that AM??? cool
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