Shannon Storms Beador has been enjoying some true dog days of summer after adopting a new furry friend. The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member has given fans an inside look into her first few months with the golden retriever, who she named Troy, by sharing plenty of adorable photos on social media of the dog adjusting to his new life. But fans may be surprised to learn that the decision to adopt her new canine companion came from an unlikely source: her beloved dog, Archie.
Shannon recently opened up to The Daily Dish about enlisting the help of a dog psychic to uncover Archie’s most heartfelt desires. It turns out the thing that Archie — the main “man” in her life these days as an empty nester — wanted most was a new brother to play with, which she learned after this fateful consultation. “Archie told the psychic he wanted a brother that looked like him that was two to three years old,” she shared. “So, I’m like, ‘OK, great.’ So, I adopted a dog.”
Shannon Storms Beador opens up about her dogs, Archie and Troy
Although Shannon admitted that it was the first time she sought life advice from a pet psychic, it seems that Archie may have been onto something. “We were thinking for a long time that Archie might need a sibling,” she shared.
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Troy has seamlessly worked his way into Shannon’s life after she rescued the year-and-a-half-old dog through the Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue. “He’s a doll,” she told The Daily Dish. “He’s just the sweetest boy and Archie, they play and he’s going to keep Archie young.”
Shannon Storms Beadors explains why she named her dog Troy
But while Archie’s psychic confessions may have given Shannon the impetus she needed to take the plunge to add the new addition to her family, there were some things that Archie stayed mum about — even after another call to the psychic.
“We get the dog and I’m like ‘what does he want his name to be?’” Shannon laughed.
In the end, Shannon was left to her own devices and decided to draw inspiration for the new dog’s moniker from her alma matter, the University of Southern California. “It’s official!!! Meet TROY, Archie’s new brother!” she wrote on Instagram, along with a series of photos of the handsome blonde pup. “He is the sweetest boy!!! We are so grateful to Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue for entrusting us with this precious soul!”
Shannon asked her fans to weigh in with their own name suggestions before she settled on Troy. “We have always been steadfast [University of Southern California] fans so his name completely makes sense!,” she continued. “So blessed with the new edition to our family!!!”
Along with some shots of Troy happily posing on his own, Shannon also shared several images and a video of Troy cozying up and playing with his new brother, Archie.
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A few days later, on May 30, Shannon took to Instagram again to share more photos to demonstrate the dogs’ close bond, including a video of them romping in the water together, posing side by side as they looked into the camera and enjoying a peaceful night in their large yard. “BROTHERS,” Shannon simply captioned the images, along with two heart emojis.
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–Reporting by Erik McIntyre
