Meet Passion Mateo

Hey everyone! Meet the newest member to my family, Passion Mateo. The name is a tad odd, but my mom wants his first name to be Passion to remind my brother to focus on his studies for getting into med school. She said we could give him any middle name *grins* so we chose Mateo, which means "Devoted to God."


There is a story behind Mateo, but I only know a part of it. It's a sad story. My mom was coming home from work one morning and she stopped by a flea market. She said that she saw Passion (I'm going to use the names interchangably depending on who's involved) in a dirty cage with another dog. He was in a pittiful state and kind of sick apparently with an infection and some drainage from his genetils. She decided to rescue him, not really thinking that we would be able to keep him for long. But surprise, surprise.. .with just a little TLC, he's bounced back! Litterally.


My mom says he's completely healthy now, though a visit to the vet is still in order, and my brother tells me about Mateo's voracious appetite. He's always hungry and sometimes gobbles down his food so fast he gets hiccups. Dave said that the first time Mateo got hiccups, he thought he was having a seizure, but since they went away and he seemed fine he thinks they were just hiccups.


Needless to say, my brother adores the new puppy. He's a white/yellow lab and my bro has always wanted a lab. Purity of breed is somewhat questionable, though he apparntly came with papers. Dave tells me that Mateo follows him around everywhere and is very lovey and will just crawl into his lap and fall asleep.


They think he's about 11-12 weeks old. Only a few weeks younger than Vasco. I can't wait to get back so that Vasco can meet Mateo and the two of them can have some good puppy play time. He seems to get along well with the other dogs and the others with him. He's fearless. Dave said he was successful in barking Hope (our lab/shepherd mix) away from a papya peel. Believe me that is an impressive feat. Even Faith (our Sheltie) hasn't been successful in that. There's a vid clip my bro sent me where Faith and Mateo are outside and Mateo rolls over and does a stretch and Faith seeing this lays down and copies the move! How cute is that! :)


Wish I could be there to play with him, but I'll be there in a little while. I can't wait to meet him in person!