Bear

I cannot start a blog and not include any info about the cutest dog in the whole entire world, the Bear. She has been part of my life since 1996, a birthday present to myself when I turned 22. She turned 13 this past Saturday. Unfortunately, Mike and I left her at home alone (unfortunately only if she didn't throw herself a party while we were gone) to go to Greenville but we made it up by taking her on a nice long walk along the ATT on Sunday and today, she is at Camp Bow Wow, the best daycare/boarding place for dogs. We'll stop at Petsmart after work to buy her a birthday toy.

Is she ready to become a "big dog?" We ask her that all the time. She seems oblivious to the fact that I am pregnant. Either that or she is taking it a lot easier than I thought she would. She has been my number one baby for so long, she will have to share my love with another little one.

She did pick up some bad habits when Mike moved to the triangle area. She goes on the couch now which she never was allowed to do that before and she rattles her food bowl when it is empty. That is annoying. We ignore her when she does that. And last night when we were making dinner, she was begging like crazy. I knew she was begging for food but I was not going to give in because I learned that you should not feed your dog before you feed yourself. So when our food was ready, we finally gave Bear her food. She had a couple of swallows and then was finished. I am one of those people who just leaves the food out and lets the dog eat at his/her leisure. I will put my next dog on more of a schedule.

All in all, Bear is a great dog. She has a wonderful personality. She also has aged quite well, when people see her, they think she is a puppy; I want to age like her. And even though she is 13, she still loves long walks and plays like a puppy. She is a lot like me, don't let a day go by without taking her on a walk, she will let you know. Don't let me miss a run, I will let you know. You couldn't get closer matched personalities.

So it takes having a baby to get me to start a blog. We shall see if I can keep up with it.