I failed to mention yesterday why we named our dog Major. If you’re familiar with the Tennessee Vols, then you probably already connected the dots to former football coach Johnny Majors. We weren’t going to name our Smokey dog “Smokey,” but we intentionally pulled his name from Vol Country. He may not look like a Major now (Chuck said he’s more Minor than Major, which is hilarious and true) but he’ll grow to be a big Tennessee dog with a deep howl to match his size.

We’re all smitten. Except when he’s howling at 3:30 in the morning. We’re a little less smitten at 3:30 in the morning.

Just look at that face… all is forgiven.