OUR BELOVED DOG

Our beloved dog, Beatrix Jamima Puddleduck Potter G! Yes, we adopted her from the dog pound in Hardin, MT many years ago when the children were in their Beatrix Potter phase. I don’t really mind the strange name…it serves as a daily reminder as to how fast children grow and change. {grin} Bea is Josiah’s dog. He fell in love with her on first sight when he was 4 years old. We’ve had her for 12 years now. When we got her we were told she wouldn’t fit with our family because she was timid and we had 5 young children at the time. She’d been in an abusive home. We gave it a shot and she adapted marvelously. She used to follow the kids around and if they went near the gate in our back yard she’d bark to alert me. The kids hated that. She’s older now. She really doesn’t follow the new batch of little ones around much. She does insist on being outside with them. She also insists on sleeping under Stacia’s crib. We don’t think she hears real well any longer…she used to LOVE to chase birds and cats and now doesn’t even seem to notice them unless they happen to pass 2 feet in front of her. We all age. Above she’d somehow gotten Nolan’s bike glove attached to her paw. Not a great picture – but a great companion and member of the family who hasn’t had her share of photos on the blog. {grin}