1 Year!!!

It was one year ago today...June 30, 2007, out of sheer curiosity

to an ad we had seen, that my husband and I were united with our

then little, now BIG, beautiful baby girl, Lady! Hubby had seen an

ad about someone giving away puppies, Lab/Husky mixes. Ever

since we moved into our present home, we had explored the possi-

bility of getting a dog, since we had a fenced yard, and of course,

since we both loved dogs. Occasionally we would takes trips to the

SPCA to take a look, but it seemed like the majority of the dogs

there were either pit-bulls or pit bull mixes. Some of them were

good looking, but I have to admit we are scared of this breed of dog;

maybe they have a bad rep, but it is what it is. Anyway, after seeing

the ad about the puppy giveaway, we were curious as to what they

would look like, as we both liked Labs, and I thought Huskies were

pretty. So on Saturday morning, after breakfast, we took the 25

minute drive to a neighboring county JUST TO LOOK at them.

There were 3 left out of the litter of 10; all 3 were females. The trio

were chubby and very cute, but only the smallest one really paid

hubby and I any attention, coming over to sniff us, then rolling on

her back, asking for a belly rub. The owner of the pups explained

that the small one was her fave, how she had the most personality,

but how no one had wanted or taken her since she was the runt of

the litter. I picked the runt up, looked in her eyes, and knew right

then. That RUNT was 11 pounds at the time. Lady is now in the

vicinity of 70 pounds, and has changed our lives. She is our girl,

hopefully for many more years to come.