We found Dempsey in a newspaper ad.  We first went to the Humane Society to look at puppies.  It was such a long and difficult process to adopt a puppy.  We decided to look elsewhere.  When Drake and I first started looking for a puppy, he was set on the idea of getting some sort of pit bull.  He really wanted to rescue one since there are so many of them.  I wasn't sure at first...I mean I had never had a dog and I had only heard bad things about pit bulls.  

Well he found an ad in the newspaper for pit bull puppies and wanted to check it out.  I still wasn't keen on the idea of getting a pit bull.  We finally arrived to this house that looked a little shady.  We went inside and was greeted by an angry momma pit bull barking.  The lady took us to this small kitchen where there were 8 puppies sharing this cardboard box.  The place was a dump.  She had them out of the box so we could see them.  There was this fat, little tan puppy that I thought was cute.  All of the puppies were a mess.  I felt sorry for them.  I was pretty set on the chubby, tan puppy until she brought in this brown and white puppy that was sitting on the couch.  This little butterball waggled up to Drake and started pulling on his pant leg.  He was so ADORABLE...by far the best looking one.  He had blue eyes, little white paws, a white stripe down his face, and a paint tipped tail...cute!  We knew he was the one!  He smelled awful when I picked him up.  Poor little guy...he had scratches all over him, bug bites, fleas (we found that out later) and poop.   

I was glad to get him out of there!  Before we left, Drake had the lady rub a towel all over the mom so we could put it with him in the crate.  (Later we found out it was infested with fleas!...GROSS!)  On the way home he whined the whole way....he was so scared he was scratching my neck trying to climb on me. 

We took him to Drake's parents' house so they could see him.  The first thing we did was give him a bath (he took 3 that night!).  Then Tom took us to Specks to get him some necessary puppy supplies!  He had the cutest polka-dotted collar (Drake hated it).  He was also terrified of the wood floor at Tom and Lorie's for the longest time...it was scary!  

The first night was AWFUL! It was hard for me to leave him in the crate where he would yelp and whine...poor little guy.  After the first two nights, he was fine.  We did find out he had fleas from his previous house...that was fun trying to get rid of those.  

Looking back I am so glad Dempsey is a part of our lives!  There is never a dull moment with him...he is a pretty goofy dog.  Despite what most people think, pit bulls are great pets!  When raised right, they are big babies.  It is sad to here people speak so negatively about pit bulls...when most people meet Dempsey they are a little nervous at first but quickly realize he is a sweet, goofy boy.  Dempsey thinks he is about 5 lbs (really 85 lbs) and loves loves loves to lick (the vet thinks it is because we got him way to early...he was only 6 weeks).  He never barks or bites.  We really couldn't have asked for a better dog.  We love him lots...he is VERY spoiled:)  (Dempsey is the real reason Drake got engaged to me..haha so he says)

Oh and Drake picked the name Dempsey after Jack Dempsey, the boxer.  Most people think he is named after Patrick Dempsey...which is what I tell everyone!

Dempsey when we first got him...he is soo cute!

Haha..isn't he just too cute with his sweater!  Yes I bought him one because the poor little guy would shiver when he would go out to potty....it was in December and he didn't have a lot of fur.  He loved it:)

Little Dempsey with his first buddy...he finally destroyed him before we moved.

He is so handsome..haha he loves to dress up.

Poor guy..he hated these antlers.  He loves Christmas!