Nine years ago, we got a Valentine’s present a day early. Born Feb­ru­ary 13, 2003, the only girl in a lit­ter of four, the lit­tle brindle pied puppy in the image below is no other than our beloved Cocoa.

At the time of this photo, Valentine’s day was more than a week past, as was the candy in the vel­vet candy box. The empty box was prac­ti­cally beg­ging to be used as a photo prop for this candy-themed lit­ter. Cocoa’s eyes were just start­ing to open, but the box was made so warm and cosy, she had prob­lems keep­ing them open. What a cutie now and then. We had no idea of how this sweet, ram­bunc­tious puppy was going to change our lives in the years to come.

Our wish is that you, too, have been blessed with a pet as spe­cial, either now, in the past, or yet to come.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Cocoa as a puppy in a candy box.

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