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   Shortly before I met my husband in 2006, he had experienced the worst kind of trauma a human can experience. His oldest son from his first marriage, Jonathan, who was only sixteen at the time, had passed away at home during a grand mal seizure. Jonathan was born with a developmental disorder and seizures were an unfortunate complication related to his disorder. Still, his passing was sudden and unexpected. I have sat and listened to Dan retell the tragic events of that day many times over the course of our decade-long marriage. Each time he trembled, we'd both cried and I'd hold his hand not knowing what else to do. While I can't truly know (and God forbid I ever do) the pain he was going through, I understood the trauma from that day was the reason for the hint of sadness in his eyes that was always present.

   Fast forward many years to the day we brought home Ollie, our first Goldendoodle. He was an adorable ball of amber colored fluff and everyone in the household was smitten, except for Dan who didn't want another dog. But Ollie wasn't just "another dog", he was special and seemed to know Dan needed a furry best friend. Dan tried his best to not interact with Ollie but his feet were Ollie's favorite place to take puppy naps. If Ollie wasn't playing tug-o-war with one of the kids or under my feet in the kitchen looking for scraps, he could be found curled up at Dan's feet with his little head resting atop his Converse shoes. Slowly, over time though, Ollie worked his way into Dan's heart and now they're inseparable. I think I realized there was a turning point in Dan's attitude towards Ollie when I started receiving selfies of himself and Ollie together whenever I was away from the house. He went from not wanting "another dog" to "lets take Ollie for a ride in the car" and long Sunday afternoon naps with Ollie snuggled up next to him in our bed. That twinge of sadness in Dan's eyes faded more and more as he and Ollie bonded. I began seeing a different side of the man I had been married to for so long - one that lived with a little more joy and love in his heart than before. Somehow that little ball of amber fluff managed to heal old scars of loss and grief in a way neither of us knew was possible. We have created Whoopsie Doodles with the desire to help others find their own amazing companions and experience the same joy that our Ollie has brought to us.