Our Boys

(First 8 pictures are of Bronco, our baby that passed away, 9-16 are of our Current baby Raider who is now 7 months)

We made a decision a couple of years ago to travel 7 hours on a spur of the moment decision from Michigan to Kentucky and, let me tell you, it was the best decision that we ever made. We instantly fell in love with our first boy, Bronco. He was the light of our life, made us happy day in and day out. He was special. Kind, caring and loved beyond comprehension of any of us humans. We unfortunately lost Bronco, two days prior to turning a year old. It was an absolute tragedy, I was in such a deep, dark spot because he instantly became my best friend. I was attached to him. I never thought I’d want another dog because of how badly it hurt me. This was an extremely weird and uncharted territory for me because I am very far from emotional in a general sense but, this incident ripped my heart right out of me. He passed away from an undetected enlarged heart issue which, he had been tested for while younger.

My fiancé convinced me about 8 months later for us to get another one and I am glad I listened to her. It is not nearly the same but, that is to be expected I feel like. I don’t think I will ever be able to have as much of a deep love for a dog as I did Bronco.

So, about 8 months later, we bring home Raider. When naming him Raider, we just thought it was a cool name, we did not think it would completely fit his personality because let me tell you, this dog is constantly Raiding everything. He is such a handful. Don’t get me wrong, he is such and sweet and loving boy but, he is about as energetic, head strong, crazy, fearless and wild as you can imagine. This guy never stops. I am very thankful we ended up getting him, although it isn’t the same and I will never fully heal, Raider has been able to help aid that heartbreak for me and us and I am forever thankful for that. We love Raider to death as well.

There still isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about our baby Bronco, a lot of nights I still cry which, before Bronco passing away, I can’t remember the last time that I cried. As much as it hurts me and us, it hurts me even more that he had such a short life. He was always so happy, full of life and grateful for everything. He deserved the longest life… I am so glad we spoiled the heck out of him in his short time.

These pictures are kind of sporadic and the most recent ones I have of Raider are from a month ago, I will get some from my fiancée and post updates.

Bronco was 92 lbs the last time I weighed him a couple of days prior to passing away (he was extremely tall for a RR) and Raider is currently 78 lbs at 7 months old lol, he’s going to be a big boy.

We are beyond thankful and grateful to have shared time and our lives with these guys.