Emma’s Homeday Today!
Three years ago today Emma officially became a part of our family after having spent a week’s trial with us. She was my Valentine.
So, Happy Homeday to you Emma girl!
This picture above is one from her first year with us. Her first day she never came out from underneath the dining room table. It took three months for her to venture to the basement and she only did so because I put pieces of cheese on the stairs. When people came to the house she’d hide underneath the dining room table where she could keep her eye on them.
She’s come a long way from the sad and neglected rescue dog we brought home. She has issues that will probably never go away, but she’s become much more friendly and we *finally* feel that she thinks of us as home. She barks about three times whenever anyone comes over or rings the door bell, but if it is someone who comes over somewhat regularly she often lets them pet her at some point before they leave. In December she actually asked FIL for pets and would come inside for him and he was one of her least favorite people when we first got her. Occassionally the meter reader will leave the gate open and she hasn’t ever left the yard! Not that I would tempt fate like that on purpose…
You are getting a little gray girl. We know you definitely were not 1.5 years old when we got you as they had told us. But we hope you have many, many more years with us, Emma!
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