365 Days of Corbin...

Well, actually 366 because one year ago yesterday was the first day that I stepped paws into MY house.  Most of you know my story, so I'm going to give a quick version for those who don't, then I'm going to celebrate by showing pictures of my 365 days of heaven new life.  You better grab a nice cup of hot cocco and some cheeto's for this one...

I'm going to tell my story a little different this time... this is the story my momma tells me about how I came into her life.  So, her and dad bought a house in June of last year... they spent a few months fixing it up before moving in in October.  Mom knew it was going to be very hard for her to not have a dog because she grew up always having an animal (or 2... or 3, even 4!).  Well, dad had never had an animal, of any kind!  So mom wasn't sure how he'd react to having a dog.  They planned on waiting a few months before trying it, but mom couldn't take it and started contacting rescue groups.  She decided on fostering at first, because that would mean they would be able to try things out and didn't have to keep the dog if it didnt work out.  So mom saw a really cute, cuddly border collie mix pup that was at Homeward Bound, she knew she didn't want a puppy, but he was just so cute, he drew her to that rescue.  And because that's what she wanted... a border collie mix (HAHAHA).  She talked to a few people and decided to stop by their clinic the following Saturday to check things out and get some more information.  The lady assured my mom that they wouldn't be needing foster homes until mid-January when they were expecting a transport. 

So, the night before the clinic, mom and dad had some friends over and they had lots of beer and cheeto's (true story).  Mom woke up late and made everyone breakfast then realized that it was 12:45 and the Homeward Bound clinic ended at 1pm.  So she hurried up and ran out of the house and made it to clinic 5 minutes before they were closing.  Mom talked to the nice lady who she spoke to on the phone and she went over everything a foster parent did... then this brown goofy dog (ME!) ran up to mom.  He was just so cute and good looking, mom just had to pet him.  His foster mom, Heather, introduced herself and the brown blobby, wiggly dog next to her.  She said that along with him, she had another pitty puppy at home who needed hip surgery (EMMETT!).  She said that brown goofy crazy dog was going to be boarded at the pet lodge for Christmas and for her other puppy's surgery.  So mom said, well okay... he's super cute and it's just a foster.  So she agreed and Heather put crazy brown nutcase dog in the car and followed mom home.  On the way, mom called dad and asked if he was still home, he said he was and asked why.  And mom said "Well.... Corbin is coming over and I want you to meet him."  Dad was NOT very happy with the news he just heard from mom and said "WHAT?!  You SAID you were NOT coming home with a DOG today!!!"  And mom said "I know, I know, BUT he'll be put in the pet lodge for Christmas AND the other foster that his foster mom has needs to have surgery on his hip, so he'll be in the pet lodge for his recovery!  We can't let him be alone for Christmas..."  So dad said "UGH!  Ok... what kind of dog is he, how big and how old?"  And mom said "uhhh... well... he's a pit mix... and he's 6 months... and he's about 45 lbs"  then dad said "pit... pit as in pit BULL?"  and mom said yes... so dad said "JENN!!!!!!!! YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT A PIT BULL!!!  AND you said you DIDN'T want a PUPPY! AND you said you wanted a SMALLER dog!!!!"  So mom said "I know, I know, I know, but WAIT until you meet him!  He's very handsome, so we won't have him for long... he's JUST a foster dog!"  So dad got angry and said OK and hung up the phone... so mom arrived home and Heather was right behind her... So, brown crazy goofy wack dog comes in the house.  He was running round like a lunatic... down the hall way, on the bed, on the couch, onto the other couch... and he just kept going.  Heather was telling mom that he didn't go on the furniture... and as she said that, he was in mid leap onto the couch!  He didn't stop running through the house and mom started thinking "Oh. My. God.  What did I get myself into."  So Heather finally left to go get the rest of his stuff.... as soon as she left, he did a final leap onto the couch, curled into a ball and fell asleep.  Mom joined him on the couch and cuddled with him... that's when she knew that this wasn't such a bad thing and that he just needed some time to adjust.  Dad left to run some errends and mom spent a lot of time with her new foster.

If you haven't figured it out already... Mom's new foster
was ME!!!!!!!!!!!!  Corbin!

Dad warmed up really quickly -how could he not?!  Mom says after she got to know me, she knew I knew I was HOME that day.  When I go to new places, I don't settle down, I'm so excited I run around everywhere and only settle and relax at home.  That day when I arrived home, I settled so quickly and I really know that this was my place. 

Now that the boring stuff is out of the way... here are some pictures from my first year in my furever home!

This was one of my first nights home.  I used to be able to curl
up on mom's stomach and that's how we'd watch TV
(Mom says to please excuse the awful picture of her)

These were my Christmas presents!  Mom said Santa didn't
go all out because I was just a foster at the time and he wasn't
sure how long I'd be staying. Silly Santa.

We lost heat a few times, so mom kept me warm with
one of her sweatshirts.

I could always make her laugh!

I gave mom lots of kisses to show how much I love her.

I really enjoyed taking over their bed.

And I learned how much I didn't like mom when she
gave me a bath!

I protected my new family as best as I could and always
kept a watch out!

Didn't take long to learn how comfy dads legs were!

I took lots of naps.

I helped mom with 5 fosters, this is Belle.

This is LeeLou -now known as Layla

This is Abby... she was so beautiful! She liked to give me kisses

I learned how to be a boatin' dog

And I loved to give everyone kisses!
This is my Aunt Miss. Katie!

I even gave kisses to people I didn't know!

I celebrated my first birthday!

And totally showed that duck who was boss!

I learned how to swim!

And really enjoyed swimming myself, hehe!

I took more naps...

Enjoyed ice cream!

Gave mom major guilt trips when she did homework

I really enjoyed rides in the firebird

 Made lots of friends

I popped lots of balls

Played a lot with Emmett

Helped Dad play Super Mario Bros for the Wii

Tried to get my laundry basket to fly...

This was me enjoying my couch before I ate it.

Some people don't think animals can show gratitude or feel greatful.  Apparently, they've never met me.  I'm grateful everyday for the second chance I got at life. 

Thank you, Mom & Dad for giving me the best 365 days
I could have ever asked for!
Love,
Corbin

I also got a new foster sister last night, and I won a contest that I have to tell you about! And I have to tell you about the transport Khyra did for me! And a whole bunch of other stuff that I did to celebrate my 365 days of love.  I'll tell ya about it tomorrow!

ps.

FOSTER DOG!!! HAHAHAHAHA... Yea, right!

Later Dudes!