Sisters...

Just a few short month's ago, my mom broke down and decided to get a dog. I think it was a very healthy decision. She needed a companion around the house now that Fred has passed. After many months of searching on petfinders.com website she found one she wanted to meet. (Well, she found another one, but waited too long to contact and by the time she did, the dog was adopted out already. But we aren't going to tell Bella, that would be rude.) We brought Paige, my dog, with us to meet the new dog. They got along great, which was a good start. Because Paige and I spend a lot of time at my mom's and if they didn't get along, it wouldn't work. Paige is ten and a half or so and Bella is just a youngster of a year, maybe a year and a half. She's had a hard life. She had She had already had at least one litter of puppies and maybe even one before that. She was picked up by pound and had her babies there. She greeted us as if to say "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I have been waiting for you!" We went home and slept on our decision.

The next morning it was unanimous, we had a new member to the family. We arranged to pick her up the next weekend and went on a shopping frenzy preparing for her like it was a newborn coming home from the hospital! It truly was exciting. Fred would have liked her. But as we soon came to find out, she wouldn’t have like him very much…

She had a name that just didn’t flow off our tongues, so we renamed her to Bella. The original name started with a B too, but I can’t remember what it was. My mom and I picked her up and brought her back to the house. I was anxious for D to meet her so I asked him to stop by and say hi. From the minute that gentle giant came in the door she ran the farthest away from him she could. It was then apparent that she had been abused. D persisted on proving that he came in peace but by the shaking and trembling of her body she wasn’t buying it. Fred and D are about the same build, so that is why I say she wouldn’t have liked Fred very much either.

Time has passed and she has gotten used to him, as well as other men that come around.

Fast forward to the present evening as I watch her while my mom is in Tucson visiting family with family. Bella has settled into her own and tolerates Paige, but refuses to play with her. She gives her the evil stink eye every chance she gets. There have been a few teeth snarls and couple mishaps, but no blood shed. They have been vying for a spot on this leather dog bed all day, even though there are two beds side by side. Paige has been dominating it and Bella finally got her chance on it. Paige walked right up to her and laid her butt down on that dog bed with her. They were spooning, but only one of them was feelin’ it. She jumped up when I went to get my camera phone.

Ahhhhh, sisters.......