Did I mention that I LOVE BIRTHDAYS?!?!?

Yesterday was my baby girl’s Birthday. Penny turned 9! I cannot believe she has been in my life that long. I remember driving 2 hours NW of Lubbock to meet the Chihuahua breeder ½ way between our homes. She advertised in the Lubbock newspaper: AKC Blonde Chihuahua Puppies.
She had me at Blonde.

There were two newborn puppies, one of them had obvious problems…but that made it even more adorable. The breeder told me that one was barely breathing when it was born and she revived it by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. So she was undoubtedly attached to it. That left the one that absolutely stole my heart from the second I laid my eyes on her. She was so adorable and so tiny…she was so small that she could stand in one of my hands (and I don’t have big hands). She was still a baby and too young to be taken from her mother. I paid the deposit and waited about 3 weeks until I could go get her and bring her home. I vividly remember the anticipation. I have always had dogs growing up, but never a puppy. Much less one that I picked & named!

Sometimes I refer to her as my Spirit. She has always been so energetic and full of life. She is friendly to visitors and new people, and she fit right into the “pack” when we moved in with my husband and his two large dogs. She curls up right beside them on their big beds to sleep at night. Her most favorite things in the world are her carrot, ducky & purse. She will wear you out playing fetch with those items if you let her.

She & I and my other Chihuahua have been through so much together in the last 9 years. Both my girls have a piece of my heart, and when the days come that they move onto a better place….well, chances are good that you will not want to be around me.

Penny is a little heart stealer! If you have met her, then she probably stole yours too!