Puppy Anniversary

1 year ago today...on July 13, 2008, I got a call around 6:30 am telling me that little Ellie was on a American Airlines plane to Austin, to arrive a few hours later. I went back to sleep for a while & then my mom came over & we headed to the airport!


Her flight was a little delayed, but she soon arrived in a little crate filled with newspaper...she weighed only 2 pounds. This is our 1st picture together:

Once we got back to the apartment she immediately made herself at home, peeing on the carpet (one of the only accidents she had), and went to snuggle in her pink puppy bed.

I can't believe it's only been a year! I never thought she'd teach me as much as she has...patience when she takes forever to find a place to poop, preparations for kids one day the nights I am up with her when she's sick, and just learning to take care of something other than myself.

Happy 1 year anniversary little one....your gift is me home all day with you...even though I'm home because I'm sick, so there will be more sleeping & less playing....sorry :)

Dogs Barking

This may not seem like a big deal to those who don't have dogs that like to bark at the passing of a leaf, but it's a slight annoyance to me & my "bark at anything & everything" pup.

Every time a scene in a movie or TV show takes place outdoors, there's a dog barking in he background. Why? Do they think we won't believe the actors are outside if there's not a dog barking nearby? How often are you standing outside & a dog is barking within earshot? Maybe 10% of the time....not every single time.

This is not something I noticed before Ellie came into my life, but now I find myself wincing when the people on TV start to head outside, because I know what's to come next. Random dog is heard barking in the background, cue Ellie who goes crazy trying to figure out where it's coming from. Sadly, saying "Ellie...it's just TV", just doesn't seem to work. Even when I'm watching a movie in a theater or somewhere without her, I find myself tensing up, until I remember Ellie isn't there.

Please movie makers of the world, I understand it for movies with pups as characters, but other than that, cool it down a little with the barking dogs. Thanks.