…………………….It’s hard to believe Samantha [Sammy} came into our lives 12 years ago…….I remember the day we went to the state of Mass. to pick her out. I told the breeder I wanted a pure BLACK female Scottie with a PERSONALITY! She told me she had just the one for me. She said she was the runt of the littler but she was a “HELLION”…..sounded perfect to me…….When I first saw her and picked her up I looked at her at eye level…..face to face, eye to eye, and she stared right at me…….and then she LICKED MY NOSE!!!!! That sealed the deal….she was mine, and has been a Daddy’s girls ever since. Jac used to get a little jealous that Sammy liked to sit in my lap and always be with me, but she had Annie and Lily who always went to her…….How would this hellion fit in? She was a half sister to Lily…..same father, different mothers. They were a year apart….Dec. and January. The breeder told us not to bring her into the house, because the others would feel there territory was being encroached upon……She said it would be better if we had Annie and Lily “discover” her outside……So we let Sammy roam around in the new spring garden where the pansies had just been planted, and then let Annie and Lily out to “discover” their new sister……..Lily and Sammy bonded immediately….Did they know they were half sisters????? Annie was more stand offish, and never really took to Sam the way Lily did…. Annie and Lily were a pair and Lily and Sammy were a pair, but they were never a true threesome….Sammy was just so darn cute. Puppies have a certain sweet smell, and I loved to nuzzle my nose in her belly….She loved it too…After all of these years and the loss of her two sisters…..and her Mommy…..Sammy is still like a puppy!!!! She has boundless energy, and her belly still smells as sweet as it did the day I brought her home……..She remains Daddy’s Girl!
Sammy has such a sweet face!
I never thought I was a “dog person”. We ended up getting Labradors, because of our children. We now have 2, a chocolate, Bourre, and a yellow lab, Elwood. They are our babies… Elwood is my husband’s dog, all the way! His constant shadow.
Adorable story and pics! And what an interesting way to introduce a new dog to the pack. Did you ever tell us how you and Jac settled on Scotties as your favorite dog breed?
Jac’s mom always had dogs…different breeds. When jac and I lived in the city we didn’t have a pet….way to busy. When we moved to Ct. and eventually her mom moved in with us….her mom had a Westie, Maggie, and a Scottie, Charlie. We loved terriers and Scotties had a very special personality. When Maggie passed we got Elizabeth Margert Taylor, another female Scottie….who soon became my love. She was my absolute favorite, but unfortunately she died of cancer at 5 years of age. My heart was broken. Next came Annie….then Lily and then Sammy…..each special in their own way.