The Mysterious Dog - Revealed

**I asked Cole to write a post about the BIG mystery.

I am going to be posting what the dog was looking at out the window tomorrow. She was a little confused about it.

What a fuss over one little ol' shaggy dog showing up in a picture. At Alt Summit during Heather Armstrong's panel, she joked about her dogs, and told us that most people will be more interested in your dog than your kids... Well it seems like that Heather really knows what she is talking about :)

So mystery over. This is Wendy, she was a homeless dog that was tied to a stop sign with a note tied to her that read: "found dog" as in-- you just found this dog. My boss found her and took really great care of her while she looked for her owners, Wendy had a vagina dread that had to be removed by a vet. Gross. Wendy was around the salon for weeks being cute and adorable to children that came in, and during that time I fell in love with her. Now she is our dog, she has a home now. The chip she had says she is from a Texas pound, but nobody registered the chip. The kids love her, Tessa LOVES her and might be guilty of giving this dog about 100 hugs too many in a day. Tessa is actually walking that fine line of becoming the little girl from Finding Nemo that all the fish were terrified of. There is a point every day where she starts lurching around like Frankenstein with her arms extended out, going in for hug 217 and the dog is running from room to room trying to hide. Wendy is a terrier beagle mix, and the vet guessed she is between 2 and 3 years old, and she pretty much rules. She came completely potty trained, walks on a leash like a show dog. Runs along side a bicycle like a pro. She is as fast as wind.

Wendy favors LB. I really like that she gives him confidence. He has a list of commands he uses: sit, crate up, go away, come, and of course no-no-NO. He will feed her at night, and helps with walking her. I love it when she surprises him and he says, "Oh My Gosh Wendy!!"

She was an unexpected surprise addition to our family, but now that she is a part of it, I can't imagine not having her. She fits right in with all of us.

Say hi to Wendy! You will be seeing a lot of her if she keeps sneaking into all the pictures like she has been doing.



P.S. A couple people asked about the rug... that green rug is from Ikea. We are slowly turning that room into a playroom. We are in the process of taking the house back from the kids, and building dedicated play areas for them, and rooms that are toy free. The toys take over so quickly.

** I forgot to add that someone asked about the Pug we once had. That little dog went to our GG Mama's pastor and his wife, and they dress her in clothes and made her a little dog house and bed, and feed her people food and treats. They love her and are not allergic to her. LB was really allergic to this dog. Before Wendy was allowed in the house, LB met her at the salon a few times to see if he had any allergic reaction to her. We had hoped after learning that a lot of terrier breeds are hypoallergenic, that LB would not have a problem with her, and we got lucky. We would have adopted her sooner, but had to make sure he would be okay.

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