That’s what I told myself forever. I have always been a cat person since I was little. My sister in laws all had dogs and I never got it. My thoughts were: dogs smell, they are needy, and they are so much work…..
Then about 1.5 years ago we dog sat for Sammy while Joe’s Mom was in Hawaii for a month and a half. Gotta be honest, I was not happy or excited about it. I bought covers for the furniture so they wouldn’t get fur and dog smell on them. The first couple days were hell…. Sammy and the cats were constantly fighting and she wouldn’t sleep in her crate. After about a week, she started to grow on me. Then we became hiking buddies. By the time she left, I actually kinda halfway missed her. Then we dog sat again, and I completely missed her.
Finally 4 months ago (Dec 19th), I was scrolling through Facebook and there were these puppies. Now I have been sending Joe pics of different dogs for about a year with an definitive no from him. Mainly because the cats hate dogs, but also the work/time needed. Shockingly he said (and I quote), “inquire if you want to.” Well I took this is as a YES! And ran with it. We picked up our 12 week old Piper that night. I spent my lunch hour buying all the things so we were ready for her.
If you been anywhere near me these last 4 months, you would have heard me mention her at least once. She is seriously like my baby. I show pictures to whoever will look and tell stories of the cute funny things she does. Yeah…I am that person now. I’m the person that I didn’t get a few years ago. Dogs have this way of just melting your heart.
We go on walks everyday (as long as it isn’t raining) and hiking at Mt. St Francis woods (that place is peaceful and with super nice trails). Plus get treats afterward – me a fruit smoothie and Piper gets a pup cup.
We graduated the beginner obedience program.
She is seriously the sweetest dog that loves everybody and thinks every person wants to pet her and every dog wants to play with her.
Joe says she is definitely my dog since she started putting herself to bed on a couple nights. (Yes…she has a teddy bear.)
