My name is Teddy Bear but my family and friends call me Teddy. I just turned 1 year old in January, so there are so many new things that I am getting to experience and learn. I adore attention and love people. I get very excited when I walk around SWG and meet new friends. I especially like it when I am sunbathing on my front porch and visitors come by. I ask my mom and dad to go outside by barking at the front door. I have actually been named "Front Porch Teddy" by a few! I LOVE when our mail lady comes by in the afternoon and talks to me. I hear other dogs talk about they want to chase her, but I really like her and she has become my friend. 

I love my toys and some of my favorites are the stuffed animals, especially the ones I can destroy within 5 minutes of the time my parents give them to me. I know they are proud of me, so I do my best to destroy them and get all that stuffing out. My absolute favorite toy is definitely an empty plastic water bottle. I usually make it well known that I am waiting for someone to finish drinking, so then I can then chase it around as it rolls until I crush it, then mom and dad says it is flat enough to put in the recycle bin. I try to do my part to help recycle.

My love for riding in cars is apparent, as I will go in the garage and wait by the car door when I see my mom and dad getting ready to go somewhere. I know that they want me to go every place with them, but they sometimes tell me that puppies are not allowed to go where they are going. I believe them, but can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t want a fun puppy like me to visit. On the car rides mom puts the window down when we get into SWG so the wind can blow through my hair. It is refreshing and we sometimes ride around the subdivision so I can do this a little longer. I LOVE IT!

My walks usually consist of some cardio between seeing squirrels and trying my best to catch them or going to the back of SWG to the lakes to play fetch with mom and dad. Mom throws the ball and I return, then dad makes me sit to gives me a treat. They say it is healthy for me, but then I wonder if it is so healthy fetching, then why aren’t they doing it. Oh well, I love my time at the lakes and getting treats, so if it healthy, then I guess I will keep doing it.

My mommy and daddy are the most special humans to me and I enjoy my days with them. When it comes to night time, it is always great to know that as everyone prepares for bed, that I get to accompany them. I have a massage bed that is so relaxing and after a hard day of play and visiting, I will even ask to get in bed before them so I can get my beauty rest. I am a snuggler most of the time, but there are those times when I like to have my space. I burrow my special blank until it is all fluffed the way I want it, then I settle in. You always know that I am in full REM sleep when I am on my back and all four paws are in the air. I know I am in my happiest place with my humans, so not a worry in the world.

I am in this contest to support Dante’s Place and hoping to bring awareness to all humans out there, that a puppy in their life can really be one of the best things that can happen to a family! I know I have done my best to make my human’s happy and they do their best to make me the happiest puppy in the world!

Please vote for me. I know I am the most adorable dog in SWG and I want to be your forever friend.
- Front Porch Teddy