Category Archives: Milestones

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve managed to get Ace’s face on the front page of Dogster again, this time via a (poop-related) product that Ace helped me review. You can read the article here. Notice the low-brow poop jokes interspersed between adorable pictures of Ace and bags of poop. Merry Christmas to me, indeed!

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Thanks Be to BT

Dearest Ace,
 
Even though you have been puking since some unidentifiable time in the early morning, when you were entwined with your people and the sheets; even though your anal glands juice us liberally every time we exhale in relaxation; even though you are so cute you make me cry —
 
Even though all this, my dearest, I am thankful for your little life, and for the pleasure/pain of being your Dog Mama.
 
Love, Your fluid-tolerating Mama
 
P.S. I am now going to post some embarrassing pictures of you being forced to pose with the lopped-off top of a butternut squash, because I have opposable thumbs and a bigger cortex. Mwahaha!

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Our First Anniversary

 
One year ago today, Jefe and I made the trek out to the Central Valley to meet our girl and bring her home. I was so very nervous: Could I care for this little being? I wish I could say that I am now thoroughly convinced of my abilities, and truly, I mostly am. But I still have my moments, like today during our walk when I caught myself thinking we should be working on training new commands more often, and were her daily walks with Rachel enough, and should I be worried about environmental toxins more than I already am… It’s a black hole, a revolving door, questions without answers.
 
Just like that very special day, one year ago, when I first spotted her, being carried out of a pen of puppies, her little ears floppy, her eyes bright and searching, today I looked into my little girl’s face, and was distracted from my worries. I was, and am, absorbed in her earthly perfection, her present-focus, her lips and eyes and spotted head. Whatever I’ve done, it is enough, and whatever I am required to do in the future, well, that will be enough, too. As long as I am still arrested by the mere sight of her, from that time in the morning when I wake up and find her pressed up against me, to the time I rest my head against the pillow we share (we really do), then how could I not be moved to do what is right by her? What room is there for anxiety and doubt when we are both right here, and right here is magical?
 
I am so thankful for all the people who help me give Ace the best of everything every day. I am so thankful I can put my fears aside and have her next to me no matter the challenges and heartache that will invariable find us. I have not always been so brave.

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Lambs to the Slaughter

Well, it seems we’re at that special age:

 
Within the last few weeks, Ace began totally destroying her stuffies. I know many dogs treat their toys in this manner almost immediately as puppies, but Ace didn’t seem to know her own strength until recently. Now, she will hold a stuffie down with her front paws, or sometimes stand on top of it, latch her mouth around a vulnerable limb, and pull upwards until it rips. She then excitedly begins gobbling up the stuffing and keeps eating it even while it chokes her. I explained we only get one bowel obstruction per calendar year covered by her pet insurance, but this seems not to phase her. Kids these days; humph!!

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This blog is one year old! Woot! I’ve had so much fun and gotten so much comfort from writing here about my Ace-related experiences. Thanks for reading. Let’s keep this party going! WOOO!

Happy Anniversary, chasingace!
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