The beginning of my hiatus coincided with our getting a new puppy, so you all didn’t get to be inundated with baby pictures and me gushing about how damn cute this dog is. Well, that is about to change.
This is right after she got spayed. The cone did not phase her in the least. She is the happiest dog ever.
She loves to play ball, and wrestle and chase. We take her to the dog park every Sunday and she looooooooves it. She plays so well with every dog, is so easygoing. A couple weeks ago she played with a Mastiff for a long time and ended up soaked in his slobber. So gross.
She and Daisy had a bit of a rough start, but we took things really slow, living around baby gates and coordinating who got to go outside when so that they weren’t in direct contact with each other. Then we started taking them on walks together, which they both enjoyed. Then came the playing.
Jenny adores Daisy. She wants to play with her or be near her all the time. For her part, Daisy has accepted Jenny as her bratty younger sister who she will sometimes indulge by chasing around the yard, but most of the time is just plain annoyed by. But there have been no eruptions or fights in weeks, and Daisy seems to understand that Jenny isn’t going anywhere and that we love them both, so her patience with Jenny seems to know no bounds.
Jenny is as sweet as she is beautiful. She is totally a rude puppy, annoying and disobedient, but she does it all with only the purest of intentions. She’s so excited by life, by people. She just wants to be close, to give kisses, and to get belly rubs in return. Often this means leaping into your lap on the couch when you’re not expecting it, causing the cat that was on your lap and the drink in your hand to go flying, but it’s hard to stay mad at that little face.
I don’t have kids yet, but if how I feel about this dog is any inkling of how I will feel about my child one day, I’m in trouble! This dog breaks my damn heart. I love her so much already, and we’ve only had her two months. I look at her and I’m happier. She sees me and starts wagging her whole back half and grunting little happy sounds. I think of all the years to come and all the time we’ll get to share with her and it makes me smile.
