Sunday, February 5, 2012

My puppy


Today has been full of me dreaming about my future once I graduate. I can't wait to move back home and be close to all my friends and family there. I can't wait to start my new job and see where God takes me. I can't wait to move into my own place and begin to start my life out on my own. I'm especially excited about being around this little goober more.

This is from when we got her, Christmas Day 2007. Wasn't she the cutest puppy?
She loved trying to chew on the ornaments... She seriously stole my heart!
This is from this past summer 2011. She's only laying down because we'd been playing fetch nonstop for almost an hour!
And this picture is from this past Christmas Break. She still has the cutest face... and notice the stick she found over at Nana's that she wants me to throw...
Yes, she has way too much energy. Yes, she can be frustrating. Yes, she's a lot of work. But I love her and I can't wait to be back home with her again. There's something about a dog. She loves me no matter what. Even if I'm trying to teach her something and don't stay as calm as I should, she's always there, always wanting to play. She's such a good dog and she's so smart... probably too smart. But who couldn't look at that face and not love her? And see the way that her ears always perk up when she sees someone and not want to love on her? Or find it so funny watching her run because her back legs are a bit longer and she always seems to be leaning to one side or the other. And what's not to love about the way her tail is always curled up with that white tip in the air?

One of my favorite things when I still had my horse was to watch the two play together. She and Trouble (yes, that was his real name... and he lived up to it!) would chase each other around the pasture. I still remember taking her with me the first time I went to go feed them. I'm pretty sure it was Christmas day after I got her. She was terrified of the horses. I ended up having to pick her up and carry her over there to show her that they were OK. And then, of course, once she realized that the horses weren't out to kill her, it was pretty much impossible to keep her out of their pasture. The older mare, DeeDee, couldn't care less about her and would typically just ignore her, but Trouble couldn't get enough. They'd spend forever chasing each other, and then when Trouble did get tired and want to graze, Reveille would crouch on the ground, not far away from them, and try to herd them to keep them together.

Well, this post turned out to be much longer than I expected, but I guess I'd just never sat down to think about all of her little quirks I love.

1 comment:

  1. Dogs are the best and Rev is such a cool girl. I know you miss her. I love how dogs each have their own little weird personality quirks. I sometimes think how bloody bizarre of a person Yorda would be. They are just so funny and love us even when we are crabby to them. I also love how they know you. Like your habits and what your facial expressions mean. I love my cat but my girls are my girls!!!

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