MEET PENNY & BOSS

The inspiration behind the name “Penny+Boss” is super glamorous, and we are sure no one could have ever guessed, but...these are the mini mischief makers right here.

MEET BOSS

This photo was taken by Steven's mother who is a professional photographer--headshots are necessary.

A little after Steven and I got married we decided that there was a void that needed to be filled; a void that most people fill with a child, but the thought of me birthing a child was EXTREMELY frightening, though not as frightening as me caring for a child. I haven’t even been able to keep a cactus alive for more than two weeks, so I thought a puppy would be a good starter kit. It began so innocently with Steven and I “just looking” at puppies for fun, but those suckers will pull your heartstrings like no other creature can. We are a set of classy individuals so we started by perusing the paper for a fur baby. That didn't last too long because the newspaper is still in black and white--who knew--so we moved on to Craigslist. We found a posting for a few yorkie-poodles, but no photos. We were bored that day, so we decided to just take a quick peek. After twenty minutes of driving down a dirt road, I felt like we were being baited into a sketchy situation. ALL I WANTED WAS TO SNUGGLE A FURRY PIECE OF HEAVEN. Finally the GPS led us to a trailer out in the middle of a field. There was a sign that read “FREE CANDY”, so we ran right in. (this sign might have been just a dramarization). Even as we were outside the door the smell of smoke was overwhelming. “My poor baby has second-hand smoke already!” I said to Steven. Even though we were just “looking” and not buying, I had the feels. One puppy was fully black, and one black with brown around its face. The breeder let us know that only the black puppy was left and that the other was sold. The one that was sold was SO cute and we wanted it so bad. Right as I thought my dreams were dashed, I heard Steven say, “What if we pay you fifty extra?” The lady did not blink an eye. “Okay cool, hand over the cash and I will tell the other family that they can't have it anymore.” Steven’s negotiation skills were on point that day.

We quickly fell in love with Boss and he is definitely the slice of furry heaven we were searching for. If you see photos of Boss dressed up, or being treated like a human...don’t hate, appreciate. Appreciate that I am practicing so that when I birth a crying human it doesn’t only last two weeks like my cactus. YES. I killed a cactus. That is judge-worthy.

-Suzy

MEET PENNY

It was around Christmastime last year when the puppy search began. We went to a holiday bash at a friend’s and as the boys talked about the need to blow up random objects, the girls started on the need for puppies. (Like, pretty much the same thing, right?) Then, just seconds after this discussion began, a puppy dressed as a miniature Santa was beamed down from the sky cradled in an angel’s arms. (Suzy actually just showed up with Boss dressed in a Santa suit made for a hamster, but that wasn’t visual enough.) I BEGGED Kevin to get me a puppy like Boss. Kevin definitely knows how to treat a woman right, so he agreed that a little dog would be a fabulous addition to the family.

A few days later, Suzy tagged me in a photo of a litter of puppies on Facebook. I dropped everything and Suzy and I (and our wallets/husbands) went to check those little things out. As we walked inside puppy paradise, a little ball of fur came trotting around the corner and we KNEW it was the one. (It is like the same feeling you get when you know your hubs is the one, but it is a dog). We played with her for about twenty minutes before confirming that we wanted to seal the deal. She has been such a joy to have and we are SO glad we found her. #adoptionrocks

Penny and Boss are the best of friends and they even get to have sleepovers when we are out of town. (Separate kennels—super appropriate, don’t even worry about it).

-Sydney

Because we believe in all things mini, let me lay out a couple of lines to use on your significant other when they want a dog bigger than ten pounds.

“You need a dog to make you manly? Don’t let a dog define you.”

“What if the dog becomes the Alpha of the house?”

“A big dog might eat our baby’s face off…”

This reasoning works great, and does not at all make you look like a crazy person.

All jokes aside, we love big dogs too but have to make fun of ourselves for how in love we are with tiny things. (This excludes all types of food...big food >mini food.)

Thank You for reading the saga of how the mini dog madness began. We have plenty of hilarious photos and stories about these troublemakers coming soon!

Xoxo

Suzy, Sydney, Penny, and Boss

#PB