Her hobbies include chasing and barking at bugs, (especially stink bugs that crawl up the wall late at night) chewing her toys into a thousand tiny pieces, barking at people outside on "her" road, begging for bread if she hears the bread box open, taking up as much space as she possibly can in Mommy & Daddy's bed, when outside, running at full speed for the safety of the house when she hears a train coming, (or a helicopter overhead, or a bird cawing *there really needs to be an eye roll emoji on here*) playing hide and seek, chasing balls and refusing to surrender them when she brings them back, and forgetting to close her mouth when she drinks water.
She has been one of my biggest challenges. We were blessed with two wonderful, (mostly) trained dogs before that we got as rescues. (Look how cute!) We had Pretzel (left) for 10 years and Jade for 8 years. They both passed away from cancer last year. It was a tough year. I am so grateful to have had them in our lives for as long as we did. Dogs really do make life better!
So, anyway, getting a puppy was a huge learning experience. She and Daddy and I all had to learn how to love each other and live together as our household environment changed. She learned the rules about pottying, chewing, sitting, and walking (mostly) and we learned to laugh at her fits of zoomies and to move our feet when she comes carrying a heavily chewed Nylabone that is sure to get dropped on our toes. Teaching her has really tested my patience but she's definitely worth it. Even when she smacks me in the face with her tail, which could be classified as a weapon.
If you want someone to love you unconditionally, make you smile, create chaos in your house, and hog the couch: get a dog. But only if you can commit to loving her back for her entire life, she deserves that.
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