A dog wags it's tail with it's heart!
Well, I remember when Jason and I first got married...I had to have a puppy. And I wasn't settling. I had to have a little shih tzu because we had a shih tzu mix at my parents house and it was so hard for me to leave her behind. So, as soon as we moved to FL, I was on the hunt. Jason wouldn't let me buy one from the pet store because they were so expensive. There was one for sale at the store just a few minutes from our apartment so I would go visit it while Jason went to work. Crazy, I know, but I had just moved 8 hours away from home and didn't know anyone. After I taped pictures of shih tzus all around the house Jason knew I was serious. But he wouldn't budge on letting me spend $1200 on a dog. I looked in newspapers around Pensacola and also around Owensboro (my hometown) but I didn't have any luck. It was so frustrating. I mean how often do you find shih tzus for sale when you are not looking for one. Luckily while planning a short overnight trip to New Orleans with my brother and his new wife I decided to look on the internet for shih tzus around there. There were tons of listings so I jotted them all down and headed to find my BFF. The first house we went to looked more like a puppy mill than a home. It was pretty hard to see all the dogs running around in the large kennel through the pouring rain but there were bound to be 20 or more of them. After we trudged through the mud to get into the house, that seemed to be falling apart, the lady brought in a few of the puppies that were up for sale. Yes, they were cute but I just had a feeling that they weren't healthy. So, I left empty handed. I was so sad. The next morning we headed to another house to in hopes of finding our new puppy...and we did!! I was so excited!! Lacey was the cutest little thing. I immediatley began treating her as if she were a child. She was so much comfort and company while I was living away. I'm not sure I could have survived the homesickness without her. She has always been such a great dog, but I was a little worried about how she would react to Carly. But she has been great with her. Yeah, she growls and snaps every once in a while. Wouldn't you if you were getting your hair yanked?? But they are so cute together. It's funny to see the jealousy between baby and dog. Sometimes if Carly is sitting in my lap Lacey mopes and if Lacey is my lap Carly fusses. But Carly loves her puppy. She tries to play fetch with her. She'll hold up a toy, click her tongue, and throw it a full two inches....and sometimes Lacey goes to fetch. She's also started to call for her "dog...dog...click...click" and pat the couch for her to sit next to us. It's so adorable. I am happy that Carly loves Lacey so much...but I'm afraid I may loose my bed buddy one day.
Dogs leave pawprints on your heart!
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