Our family has 2 very special dogs, a beagle named Scarlette, and a puggle named Brutus. We adopted Scarlette from the humane society a couple months before we got married, back in July 2007, and then a few months later, we went into Petland to look for a toy for her one night out after dinner, and we found Brutus. We were in love instantly, and ended up bringing him home with us a couple of days later. Our dogs have been like our children these past few years. Funny thing is, that we used to make fun of people who were that in love with their animals, probably because we didn't understand that a person could feel so strongly about a pet like that. Well, Scarlette and Brutus are a very important part of our family, they have been since the minute we met them, and we wouldn't trade them for the world! They really have been like our children though, and we even joke that sometimes they act more like people than dogs. They sleep in the bed, sit on the couch, and Brutus has even been known to hop up in a chair at the kitchen table at dinner time and just sit there, as if he's waiting for his plate to be served. Before Bayley came, we were kind of concerned about how the dogs would act around her, and our parents were all VERY concerned about their grandchild with these 2 crazy dogs. The first night we brought her home, we were pretty skeptical as the dogs both got pretty crazy and curious. Since that night, however, they have been so great with her! Scarlette is always looking for opportunities to smell her and lick her and Brutus has been pretty indifferent for the most part, acknowledging her presence, yet not seeming to care much about her, just stealing her toys. We are so thankful that they have been so good with B thus far because we can't imagine our lives without the pups, but just in case there were any doubts, I think today further assured us they'd all get along and be alright! As Bayley has gotten older, she has become more interested in her puppies, but it was as if she discovered them for the first time today. As we said yesterday, she has been discovering her world and loving it, and today she discovered how much fun the dogs are! We were all sitting on the couch and she grabbed Brutus' fur and his tail - he turned around and she squealed with delight! He then proceeded to shake his ears, making her laugh even louder! Scarlette wanted to join in on the fun, so she came over and licked Bayley's hand, causing even more sweet laughter! It may not be exciting to you reading this, but it was so precious to us to see her discover the dogs, and that they let her squeal in their faces, pull their ears, tails and fur and they all had fun together was just so exciting! Here are a couple pictures of B playing with her dogs this evening - Brutus is looking at the camera while Scarlette hides behind him.
you can't really tell here, but she kept petting his leg
she thinks their faces are soooo funny
We are pretty big picture people (at least Sarah is), so we will try to post at least one picture in our posts for our family and friends who we don't get to see very often. Thanks for reading and God bless!
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