Tiny Simple Love: Abby's Story

I don't post much about Abby. She's a general little snoot of a dog. But she has had quite the life. She found us 3 years ago to the day.

Our vet believes that she was a puppy mill dog, turned out because she was to old to produce quality Papillon puppies anymore. She was running in the deserts up by the Tri-cities in WA, my dads mother found her running with a Pug and a Puppy companion. She called us and asked if we would like one of the dogs. At the time we were just married, pregnant and moving in a week. Truth be told, timing could not have been worse to get a dog. Chris said no. But I persevered and told him lets just see her. My dads mother brought the dogs down and let me pick which one I wanted to keep. Pugs were out, I like them but they just aren't my kind of dog. The puppy was a jack russell and those dogs are just born with an asshole gene. Another no. Then Abby, she was sweet, calm and had the worst hair cut imaginable. It looked like some on had hacked away at her pretty hair and taken scissors to her.

I texted Chris a picture of her with the tag "She's magic" at the time I was a pregnant stay at home wife, and I was lonely. I didn't have any friends in the city, I had recently been fired from my job as a nanny (for being pregnant, go figure)

Chris was still on the fence, leaning no. But I knew he just HAD to meet her and he'd love her.

So it was settled, I loaded her into the car and drove down to his work. He only spent a minute with her, but was more on the fence, yes.

I took her to petsmart and bought her food, and dishes, and a harness. She slipped her harness the minute we walked out of the store and took off. Now remember, I'm pregnant with Carson. I waddled after her. When I caught her she was shaking. So I picked her up and went back, got a better harness system. (She's still a runner to this day!)

That night when Chris came home from work, she jumped off the couch and ran to him. Love at first sight. She's definitely been an awesome part of our lives. 3 years later, she's just as magical.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Abby ( this is way more picture heavy than I anticipated)

No wonder Chris said no, this was the picture I sent him. She looks so shaggy!

Princess costume for Halloween.

The day she met "her person"

Chris didn't understand, yeah she gets a 1/2 cup of food but if she doesn't eat it, don't give her more! She didn't eat the entire time we were in the hospital.