For as long as I can remember growing up, we have had some sort of pet. Whether it be a dog a cat, a gerbil or a fish, my mom always made sure there was some addition to our family.
Since living on my own I’ve been so eager to start my own little family of pets. It started off with gerbils, once they died I got a fish, once he died I got another fish. Then I got married. Darcey was not very keen of animals, so I prayed, asked him about it every once in a while, and then one day… I saw this beautiful dog on the ASPCA web site when searching for dogs in local shelters. Her name was Marley and she was 18 months old. I fell in love with her at first sight and sent the link to my loving husband.
After a little while I asked him what he thought and he said he had to close the page because she was too cute. That sounded like a good sign to me! So I asked him about the possibility of going to look at her and see if she would be our new daughter. He agreed!
After much searching and some complications, we found her and she was everything I had imagined and more! Darcey even fell in love with her! She was the absolute perfect dog, and we decided to keep her in our home forever.
The first few weeks were a little difficult as she learned her place, our routines, and that using the carpet as her toilet was not okay. Eventually she learned. I even taught her how to roll over!
She really is an awesome dog!
Yes she still chews on some things and has a bit of a separation anxiety problem and barks at strangers when they try to pet her, but she is a puppy and with gentle guidance and love, I’m sure she will learn better.
One thing I never realized was how much dogs actually shed! See I grew up with pets that shed constantly, but my mom vacuumed so often that I never really noticed it much. The other day I looked around our house and was astounded at how much our dear little Harley Quinn shed! Made me really appreciate all my mommy did when I was younger. She is an inspiration to me and I’m glad she taught us how to clean well so that I can try to keep up with the hairball that is our dog.
Life with a dog is awesome. Its nice to come home to something that’s always joyful to see you. To have something to snuggle with when you are sick at home alone. To always have a playmate. To be able to train and teach something new tricks to show off to parents and friends. To have something to take care of and remember to brush, feed, water, walk and bathe. Dogs are family.
Source: Life with a dog
