Bailey Blue Moon

I can hear my new puppy snoring on the couch all the way from my kitchen. It's such bliss to hear a dog snoring in our house again, even if it does sound like a freight train coming through. 

If you’ve never had a dog, the experience cannot be fully explained. To say these animals offer unconditional love and loyalty would be an understatement. You are their sun and – if you have an extra treat – you are their moon. 

Our little ray of sunshine comes in the form of a 3 month-old, chocolate Labradoodle named Bailey Blue Moon, whose been with us for one whole week. She has been such a positive and exciting addition to our family over the last week. As most know, we lost our beloved Schnauzer, Bella, on December 4, 2014, and our family went into a state of depression. Ugly crying in the grocery store while passing up the pet isle, depression.  Bailey has really gotten our family out of a serious funk and added a spark back into our home. She was the missing puzzle piece. 

After picking her out of the squirmy puppy pile in Denham Springs, we were worried that she wouldn't adapt to a house full of chaos, but she has really thrived. Bailey loves the girls so much and is already Ryans little spoon in our bed. She has chewed a little on baskets and shoes. She pins Emily down on the ground to give her kisses all across her face while Emily is screaming and chases after Mary Margaret's blanket, which everyone knows is sacred. 

Like most roommates who have been together for a week, Bailey and I have settled into a daily routine that borders on the mundane. Walks around the neighborhood, naps on the couch, dinner at the table. It's bliss. And the great thing about dogs is that they love you for who you are. They don’t look down on you for being boring. Never once has Bailey badgered me to do anything... that is a complete lie - she slaps me all the time.

I don’t know if Bailey realizes that she is now a part of this family. I sang the welcome song to her but, truth be told, I sing to her every day. I’m not sure she can make a distinction between the welcome song, the Hey Bae Bae rap song and the theme song from Golden Girls. 

I suppose dogs probably don’t get hung up on birthdays or anniversarys. Their lives are too short as they are to dwell on the passing of another year…they might as well live each day to the fullest. That is, when they’re not snoring. Welcome home Bailey!