Name: Noodle (6 y/o), Honeybun (1 y/o) & Sugarbaby (1 y/o)
Family Members: Angel, Thomas, & Aaron (nephew – 18 years old)
How long has Noodle, Sugar & Honey been in the family? Noodle - 4 years, Honey Bun - 6 months & Sugar Baby - 4 months
Professions: Angel – full-time Laboratory Manager of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant for ESG Operations, Inc. at Lockheed Martin AND part-time Bartender at SunTrust Park, Coca-Cola Roxy, Mercedes Benz Stadium, and Fire’s Mobile Bartending; Thomas – EPIC Principal Trainer and RN at WellStar Health Systems; Aaron – Team Member at Chick-fil-A and student at Kennesaw State University
Location: Marietta, GA.
Nicknames:
Noodle: Noodle Bug, Buggy, Bugs, Bubba, Noodle Strudel
Honeybun: Honey, Honey Bunny, Pretty Baby, Little Girl
Sugarbaby: Sugar, Sugar Booger, Sweetheart, Big Girl
Noodle
Honeybun
Sugarbaby
5 of the best words/phrases that describe these three?
Noodle: 1. Pocket Pibble 2. Voted class clown in basic training class 3. Spoiled rotten crybaby 4. He loves to nibble on people’s ears 5. Mama’s boy
Honeybun: 1. Super smart (she aims to please her humans) 2. Loves to be snuggled from behind (little spoon) 3. Sleeps between me and Thomas under the covers so she can be squished 4. Makes some of the derpiest faces 5. Has mastered the head tilt
Sugarbaby: 1. Stubborn as a mule 2. She refuses to do any commands unless there are treats involved (manipulative!) 3. She’s a big doofus 4. LOVES her sister (her and Honeybun are stuck together like glue) 5. World’s best snuggler
What makes these pups unique? Noodle is the real-life version of Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch) – looks just like him, acts just like him, and is just the cutest little thing in the world.
Honey has the funniest little bark/howl you've ever heard. When she gets excited, she does this long drawn out “Rooooooooooooooo”. It’s so precious.
Sugar's features are majestic. She honestly looks like a cat in the face. She is our beautiful lion pup. Haven’t seen many dogs that looks like her. Gorgeous girl.
Noodle protecting his stick
Honey commin' at ya!
Sugar is not choosey on what she chews on!
Rescue Stories:
Noodle: Georgia Humane Society shared his picture on Facebook from the Urgent Animals of Fulton County page. He was scheduled to be euthanized the next morning. I fell in love with him upon first glance and knew he was my soulmate. I lived in south Georgia (Tifton) at the time which is about 3 hours south of Atlanta. After talking to the shelter staff, I left work and took off to get him. They said he was picked up as a stray and had not been claimed. I didn’t get home with him until about 8:00 that night. We kept him quarantined until he put on some weight and got rid of his kennel cough. He tore up every bed he ever had until recently. He has just been diagnosed with advanced arthritis in his back knees and lower back. He has finally realized that the beds are for his comfort, not his entertainment.
Noodle getting ready to leave the shelter for his forever home.
Honeybun: I went to the shelter looking for a companion for Noodle. I saw over 50 dogs that day and instantly connected with her. She was so sweet and just wanted to lick lick lick through the kennel gate. She had a few more days until she would be available for adoption because of pending litigation (she was confiscated by the police). Apparently, she had been locked in a small room with her own feces and urine everywhere while her “owners” were selling drugs out of their house. She was taken after the police did a drug bust and they discovered her in the house. She was basically being held as evidence. I went ahead and put in an application for her so once the shelter was given the all clear, I would be the first in line to get her. When I got her home, she was battling kennel cough. She ended up getting pneumonia and was super sick. After a round of strong antibiotics and rest, she finally kicked it 2 weeks later and was able to meet Noodle and officially join the family.
Let's get out of her! - Honey
Sugarbaby: Paws & Stars Animal Rescue shared her picture from the Rockdale County Animal Shelter. They were trying to pull her, but needed foster arrangements first. TJ and I talked about it and decided to foster her. We couldn’t get that face out of our minds. I took Noodle and Honeybun to the shelter for a meet and greet. Honey and Sugar became fast friends and she was submitting to Noodle every time he asserted his dominance. She fit in perfectly. After 1 week of fostering her, we decided to keep her. She was just so much fun and a perfect companion for Honey since Noodle tires out quicker due to his age and arthritis. Best foster fail ever!
Let's blow this pop stand! - Sugar
What is your favorite pastime as a family? Noodle loves car rides, so we try to take him as many places as we can. People in drive-thru's love him! Honey is so much fun. We play many different games with her. She loves to fetch and we recently just started to do some nose work with her. She catches on to new things quickly. I’m a proud mama. Now Sugar is a couch potato. She loves to run and play, but she is the only one that will sit still long enough to watch a movie with you.
What is life like since you adopted these pups? Life has been an adventure since Noodle joined the family. He is a comedian and doesn’t even realize it. He has brought me so much joy. He holds a special place in my heart. I don’t love him more than my other babies, but I do have a special relationship with him... he is MY baby. I am obsessed with this little boy. Everyone who has ever met him has said he is the cutest dog they have ever seen. I get cuteness aggression overload with him more times than not. I smile every time I see him and he has shown me what true unconditional love is.
Honeybun smiles all the time, which makes us smile. She never met a stranger and just wants to be loved by everyone. When I took her to the vet for pneumonia, she learned how to open the door in just a few minutes after watching the vet and vet techs turn the handle. She almost got out! That’s when I realized that she was going to be a handful. She can be mischievous, but that’s why we try to do constructive activities with her. She keeps us on our toes, but we love it. There is nothing better than coming home to this pretty little face and touching her velvety soft head.
Sugarbaby is the sweet and submissive one of the bunch. She doesn’t know her own size, which is fine with us because who doesn’t love a 70lb lap dog?! She has stolen my boyfriend’s heart. He tries not to play favorites, but Sugarbaby is definitely HIS soulmate. She has kept us on our toes and helped us realize that we need to doggy proof our house (she will chew up anything she can get to). She ate my fitbit for goodness sake! You can’t stay angry at that face for long though. She is such a sweet baby and everyone flocks to her because of how pretty she is. She brings so much love into our house that we didn’t even realize was missing.
Photographers Note: I had so much fun with these three. We opted to do separate sessions with them to try and get some cooperation because they all three were about showing off for the new person at their house. When I put my blanket on the ground to sit and take photos at their level, all three thought the blanket was for them. They would come over and sit down, give me a glance as if to say, thanks for the spot to sit! I think Noodle actually opted to sit in my lap, but same same...right? :) Sugar and Honey would do fly by's as they were racing around with whatever toy they had in their mouth, cutting right in front of me to avoid collision. Angel was right, it's definitely good that Honey and Sugar have each other because they have some energy to drain, where sweet Noodle would have a spurt of energy and then he was pretty content to chew his stick and relax in the sunshine. All three are just silly goofy balls enjoying their forever home!