Maddie…
was 2.7 pounds when we adopted her
fit in the palm of my hand when we took her home
would steal our socks off our feet by tugging at them when she wanted to play
didn’t really bark
hated when she had bows on her ears after being groomed
would shiver when she was cold but refuse to wear her sweater
would wriggle out of her sweater if we actually got it on her
loved the boys from the time they were born
would sit close to whomever was holding the baby – watching over them
stole Obi’s binky and would walk around with it in her mouth
jumped into the basket of the stroller so we wouldn’t forget her on the walk
liked to sit in the carseat when it was on the floor
jumped into the swing and the high chair at different times
loved to pose for pictures with the boys
would kiss the babies
would eat all the food the boys dropped on the floor
stole dirty tissues which she would eat (ick)
tackled bones bigger than she
loved to make her toys squeak
hated the water but could swim (we checked)
loved to run on the beach as far as she could go
dug under Ron’s chair on the beach to sit in the shade
walked parallel to us above the waterline as we strolled the beach
loved the ivy in my mother-in-law’s yard on Nantucket
wouldn’t eat until everyone was in bed at night
waited by the door for Charlie to come home
loved to frolic in the snow
hated super cold weather
never bit anyone
loved to sit on Charlie’s shoulder when he was on the couch – like a parrot
loved to go on walks
would run to the door if you jingled her leash
threw up 3 times on the trip to Martha’s Vineyard when I threw up 5
was so excited when we got home we’d have to go outside because she’d pee
HATED baths
occasionally tried to venture out on her own down the street
put Levi in his place when we were in New Hampshire
shared her sun patch with Milo the cat, but at a distance
loved bacon treats but not the crunchy treats
‘s tail would curl up on her back when she was happiest
asked permission before stealing Lou’s apple
would eat any food or snacks left in my bag
attacked Snoopy
licked the remains of an ice cream tub
did not like Bonnie at all
loved Grandmama and Malissa
brought me a cracker as I recuperated from a night out with Charlie & Alvaro
took the chocolate chip cookies on the table and buried them outside
buried her pig’s ears outside
slowly went blind
learned to maneuver around the house despite being blind
whined when she needed to jump off the bed or the couch
would jump off the bed or couch when you said, “JUMP!”
would only bark when someone was at the door
would tilt her head to the side with the cutest look on her face
had the softest fur
liked to stick her head out the window when riding in the car
preferred to sit on Charlie’s lap in the car than on the other seat
traveled to California, Arizona, Texas, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
was a trooper on our hike in Evergreen when we got lost and soaked in the rain
sailed over night on Lou’s boat and didn’t go to the bathroom for 24 hours
tolerated Buster when he would visit
did not understand how to play fetch
would chase after flies by the living room window, kill them, and eat them
chomped on popcorn
wouldn’t leave the kids alone when they were eating popcorn during a movie
mooched oranges
loved sunflower seeds
could eat an entire apple over the course of a few days
liked to eat carrots and broccoli
LOVED cheese
could eat the cheese around her medicine and spit out the pill
waited in front of the oven when dinner was done
tried to get the Valentine’s treats and got stuck in the top of a shoe box
hid in the downstairs bathroom cabinet
was very funny when I made her mime “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
hated to go to the groomer
hated going to the vet
knew we were at the vet’s or the groomer’s before we’d get out of the car
was always awesome in her carrier on the plane,
(except for the one time we flew to Nantucket on a prop plane)
was terrified of woodpeckers – she’d run to the other end of the house
would jump all over Charlie licking him if you said, “where’s the daddy?”
loved to sit in a sun patch on the carpet or the couch
had her own bed but rarely slept in it
could be found sleeping in the laundry basket
buried herself in the depths of our closet upstairs
burrowed in the mess of the office closet
would hide somewhere and not come out making us all frantic
occasionally got stuck under the deck on Nantucket
played with the big dogs on Nantucket & ran back to us when they got rough
liked to sleep on top of a pillow on the couch
would mush up against you when sitting on the couch
loved Charlie more than anyone else
learned to lick me only on the tip of my nose or on my hands
would lick Charlie all over the face
slept under the covers when it was really cold
went into the shower with Charlie a few times (even though she hated water)
always seemed to know when I was talking to Charlie on the phone
couldn’t be more loving and cuddly
was the sweetest dog around
was absolutely adorable
was the best dog in the world!
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