I met Dan at the Freehold mall when he took a job at the t-shirt job I worked at. I had only been there for about two weeks but was asked to train him. After about a month I asked him if he wanted to go see the new Blair witch movie with me (he'll insist to anyone who will listen that he asked me). After the movie we sat in the bed of his avalanche and watched the sun set over the mall.
After moving into our apartment together in Plainsboro in 2020, we realized for the first time in our lives when we were both living in a home without a dog and it was pretty lonely. We both hoped the get an older dog that was house-trained and calm. After looking at a few shelters we realized that most were cleared out because it was the middle of a pandemic and everyone was home so most dogs were adopted. When I was working one Friday at Target Dan decided to take a look at a shelter that said they were getting a shipped of dogs in. He texted me and told he that he found a puppy he loved and insisted he was so calm and cuddly. When I got out of work Dan was waiting at home for me with the tiniest, roundest little puppy. Only a few days later did we find out that he was lightly sedated due to being neutered and that he was still a crazy puppy.