After all the blogging I've done so far about our family, I realized this morning that I have been leaving out a very important... albeit furry... member who deserves a little space of her own. This is Allie, our 5 year old mutt that we picked up from the Humane Society before we had kids. She is kind of our "first baby", and seeing as how she survived in spite of ourselves (we can barely keep plants alive), we figured we were probably safe in deciding to have children.
She is a WONDERFUL family dog, Emily and Addison both adore her, and Allie puts up with all the hitting, pulling, tugging, and hugging that a canine should have to put up with, and never lets out a mean growl or bares her teeth! In fact, we are pretty certain that Addison's first official word is her own version of Allie. Over the last week, whenever Allie comes into view, Addison squeals in delight, crawls quickly toward her and says "Ada, Ada" over and over again.
Allie rarely barks, only when someone unexpected comes to the door, and is ALWAYS ready for sitting on your lap...literally. She does have the odd quirk here and there, such as only eating when the mood strikes her, she will sometimes go a few days without touching her food. When she does decide that she will dine, she takes only a few kibbles in her mouth, walks about 3 feet away from her bowl, and then drops them on the floor and eats them ONE AT A TIME.
If you look at the pics, most of them are of her in various sleeping states. Well...you would be tired, too, if you were constantly being harrassed by a toddler. And although he will NEVER admit it, Brian loves this dog (as you can see by the picture of them snuggling and sleeping). I have to say, however, that Allie is truly a momma's dog. She follows me everywhere, has to be in the same room as me NO MATTER WHAT.
Well, I guess that's enough about Allie, we love her, and hope you have enjoyed learning a bit more about a usually forgotten member of the family! Anne
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