I still think of Alice as a puppy even though she doesn't look it. This last week she turned one year old (16 in dog years). She was Dustin's Valentine's present last year. I was nervous to give him a dog because I wasn't sure if we were ready for that kind of responsibility. Not sure why though. By then we knew we had a baby on the way and come to find out those responsibilities definitely outweigh that of taking care of a dog. Anyways, Dustin had been talking about wanting one and for the life of me I could not get him to consider any breed other than a Great Dane. So, being a newlywed and wanting nothing more than to make my spouse happy, I caved.
The first time I laid eyes on her I had fallen in love. The fact that she would one day grow to be the same size as a human didn't stop us from letting her get into the habit of sleeping on the couch . . .our laps . . .our bed. She was way too cute to say no to.
Did we later regret it? Of course, and trying to re-train her (especially after the baby was born) has been kind of difficult. In her heart she's still our baby girl and just wants to crawl onto daddy's lap when he comes home.
She just doesn't realize how big she really is, and that she's still growing! Still, every once in awhile you have to give in. Just look at her. So precious.
Here's to you Alice! Happy Birthday You Old Dog!
No comments:
Post a Comment