Miranda Lambert‘s adorable pups (however many she has) have nothing on Pancho, the adorable goldendoodle puppy Kenny Chesney was spotted with this week. Chesney, who is a first-time dog owner and a proud beach bum, already took the sweet pup for a ride on the water.

Chesney, who can be a little bit hesitant about committing to any kind of long-term relationship, didn’t actually go get the dog himself. “A friend gave it to me and said, ‘Here, Kenny, you have to learn to attach to something!’ God’s honest truth!” Chesney tells People. “Now, I love the guy.”

But don’t let that whole, “my friend made me do it” bit fool you. It didn’t take any time at all for the ‘Come Over’ hitmaker to start treating Pancho like a member of the family.

“Next thing you know, next day at PetSmart, I’m buying stuff, buying things and I have no idea!” he says. “That’s just a dog! I can’t imagine having three kids.”

Chesney certainly is spoiling Pancho. The goldendoodle pup is out on Chesney’s Brothers of the Sun Tour (along with Tim McGraw). We’ll see if he has what it takes to hang alongside his new dad when they’re out on the road!

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