Meet Oakley

This weekend held another monumental change to our little family.

The Kerlin men participate in an annual Duck Flurry at a gun club in WI and this year, Daniel asked me to go with. I agreed since Starbucks was promised for the early morning drive. The Duck Flurry consisted of five different stations, five shooting rounds at each.

After the second time through all five stations, we sat down for lunch and were quickly interrupted by a text from Daniel’s dad. There was a litter of 7 week old puppies around the corner for sale. $700 for the males, $800 for females. If anyone knows Daniel, this man can eat. I mean two plates full of food and will still go back for more 20 minutes later. But I don’t think I have ever seen anyone scarf down a brat faster in my life. He got up from the table, spilling ketchup and onions on the chair as he did so. Chaos.

We found the litter and for Daniel, it was love at first sight. Without hesitation, he was drawn to a specific pup. He picked him up and couldn’t put him down. I, on the other hand, took a little more convincing. My family had dogs until I was in fifth grade and long story short, we had a horribly sad experience and haven’t had dogs since.

After a few more stations, three to be exact, I asked Daniel if he wanted a dog for his birthday. His face lit up, he nodded his head, and I handed him a check. We went back and he picked up the same pup from the litter.

And so world, meet Oakley, born July 19, 2019.