In the spring of 2007, Andy and Jen, two of the nicest people I’ve ever met, were starting a shelter in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The shelter started because Heather (a really nice lady from playa.info) found a litter of five puppies and their mother in the Mega (grocery store) parking lot. Their names were Holly, Rory, Coco, Bernie, and Tommy. My Mom and I looked at some pictures of Tommy on the internet and we both thought he was adorable. My Dad was listening to Tommy Boland at the time so even he thought that was a sign to get him. My Mom said for an extremely, wonderful, belated birthday present for me that we could get him. My Mom flew down to Mexico adopt him as soon as possible so he would still fight under a seat on the plane. At first when she got there and saw him he was shy, but he eventually came and let her pet him. Then he started playing hide-and-seek with her. He still loves to play games!
When it became time to take Tommy home she had to give him a tranquilizer shot. When she got to the Philadelphia airport and went to immigration Tommy hopped out of the carrier and went tinkle on the floor and hopped back in his carrier like a really good dog. All the people in Immigration cracked up. Everyone there said he was so smart because he looked like he was listening and understanding to what everyone was talking about. I finally met him in a waiting/ food court area. I saw my mom walk through the doors and I ran right to her. She let Tommy out and I hugged him and he licked me everywhere. On the way home Tommy was crying because he missed his brother Bernie, Andy, Jen and Playa, but when he got to our new house he immediately seemed to feel like he belonged. Tommy is really funny- he likes to play games, chase sticks and go for runs. He knows lots of words like hug and dance- he will even stand on his hind legs to dance with you!
Now it’s over a year after we brought him home and he has developed a daily schedule. Everyday he gets up around 7:00, goes outside, does his business, eats his food, drops me off at school if it’s a school day, goes for a run at the park, cemetery, or soccer field, stays home for a the day, we get back and he goes outside for a potty break, eats dinner, goes for another run, then for the rest of the night he just hangs out. He has a great life.
We love Tommy and he loves us.
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