Enriched and Enchanted

When we adopted Annie into our family last year from DFW Lab Rescue,
I was told it would take us a year to really get to know Annie.

I scoffed at that idea.
But, it's kind of true.

Annie now is a different dog from Annie when we first got her.
She's more loving and more playful.
She feels more secure with us.

Have you ever seen an 89 pound dog burrow under covers?

She's enriched our lives in so many ways.
If I could draw with any talent, I would sketch her night and day.

She follows me around the house...hoping I'll pick up my keys and invite her for drive.

She rides in my car with me everywhere.

And sleeps with us at night.

She used to dislike going into the backyard...she'd go to the bathroom and want right back in.
Well, now she'll go sunbath on the deck...
and lately she's been after nocturnal creatures in the backyard.

It's fun to see her chasing after something...
We love to let her run free, and I think we need to take her camping.

I can't imagine our life without her.

She puts smiles on our faces...
and the faces of everyone who meets her.

The drive-thru bankers send her dog treats through the shoot.

The Starbucks drive-thru employees know her by name and gave her whipped cream once.

People in cars next to us at stoplights smile and wave at her head sticking out the window.

We love our Annie.