Oh it’s been about 9 months since Isabelle came into our lives and we couldn’t be happier!  Today is her “birthday” or at least the one we write down on vet paperwork because we don’t really know when or where Isabelle was born.  She was abandoned at 3 weeks old and had little chance of survival if someone didn’t pick her up.   Thankfully, Jessica and Kyle of Lizzi and Rocco’s Natural Pet Market took her in despite Lizzi and Rocco’s distaste for puppies   But their deaf boxer, Emma served as sleeping buddy and playmate for Isabelle, originally Itty Bitty because she was TINY.  We got her the 2nd week of May after she was spayed and it’s been a rollercoaster ever since!  Life with Isabelle never amazes me. 

She loves all things plastic (especially milk cartons), she’s incredibly camera aware and will on occasion be nice and pose for me, she loves food and kongs filled with treats, and squeakers and just walks around squeaking away! She maybe barks once a day if we’re lucky unless my parents are around, then she barks at them! She wiggles her entire butt to wag her tail. She’s destroyed 3 indestructible nylabones and the black kong for “tough chewers” was no match for her teeth!

When we wanted a dog, we knew that we wanted to adopt one, not only because we had no breed restrictions but I was also adopted so it was something more personal to me (and here I start crying…).  My mom joked that we went through a lot of what they went through when they adopted me!  And it was just for a dog!  There are millions of puppies, dogs, kittens and cats of every array in shelters and rescues and every day they’re turning away animals or looking for fosters (we’re waiting to foster until we get Isabelle’s separation anxiety under control).

So I made a slideshow of the snapshots over the past 9 months of her life, enjoy the craziness that is the Belley!  She’s currently enjoying her birthday napping on her favorite couch!  Tomorrow or late tonight I’ll post the birthday celebration!

I also hope you all come to the studio opening on Sunday! Isabelle will be there so you can meet the puppy And because since all our friends and family will be there…..there’s no one to watch her!

Kara
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