My family has always been obsessed with dogs, especially Golden Retrievers. Unfortunately, I didn't have dogs growing up because we lived in an apartment. I always dreamed of having a little puppy, though. My stepdad already had three dogs when we moved to San Diego, so I was overwhelmed! My house was heaven to me! One of the dogs was a Golden Retriever named Duke. He was a sweetheart. Unfortunately, he passed away. A few years later, we rescued another Golden Retriever named Stella. She was already big so I didn't get to see her as a puppy. Sadly, she passed away because she got sick. We were really sad, but we moved on.

Like I said, we were always obsessed with Golden Retrievers. One of my tías had two Golden Retrievers named Amber and Mica. We would always dog sit them because we loved them. My tía knew we loved Goldies. Then, back in 2016, she surprised with a Golden Retriever puppy! I wasn't there when she surprised us because I was at college, but my sister FaceTimed me and I was instantly in love. I wanted to go home so bad. He was so little and adorable!

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We named him Cooper. He was a little cutie. He was Cooper the Cutie Patootie. He grew up so fast. I wasn't home all the time because I had to go to school, so everytime I saw him he was bigger and bigger. He would always bite as a puppy and it hurt a lot, but I didn't care because he was such a cutie. Love is more important than pain. The picture below was when he was just a couple months old!

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When he turned one, we had a party. Why wouldn't we? We got him a cake and a birthday hat. We went all out. He enjoyed his cake so much. We sang happy birthday to him. Cooper was really a happy dog. And he made us a happy family. We love him so much, and I honestly don't know what we would do without him.

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Now, he is almost two-years-old. He is truly a blessing in disguise. Cooper will always be there for you and follow you everywhere! He loves going to the beach and getting in the water. He loves going on hikes. He loves chasing bunnies. He basically is a little baby. He is our little baby.

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When you have one Golden Retriever, you want another one because they're so cute. I've been trying to convince my parents to get another one so we could name him Anderson. Get it? Anderson Cooper. This has to happen, right?!