Dogs - I is for the Intimidator

Remember Lily in Flying Dogs and Flying Snakes?   She was the one who would get so excited about seeing Grandma (me) that she would fly across the furniture. 
   

In the above picture, Lily looks pretty darn cute but up close and personal, she has a serious underbite that makes her look like a bull dog with attitude; hence, she became the Intimidator.

My daughter's boyfriend, Thomas, gave her a Miniature Dachshund for her 16th birthday.  His name is Louis Vuitton and inspires me to write about him often.   Two years later, they went to Mexico for a holiday.  When Thomas called from the airport he said he had something to discuss with me.  I was freaking -- I thought maybe they got engaged!  When I picked them up, he was reluctant to tell me what happened.  They were walking the streets of a Mexican town and saw several very tiny Chihuahuas in a cardboard box who looked undernourished and dehydrated.   He immediately ran to get them water and the lady selling them became very upset.  She yelled at him, "Don't give them water, then they will pee."

How Do I Tell Her About You?

This post is part of the 100 Word Saturday Write Tribe using the words How Do I Tell Her About You?

“You are so tiny!”  I looked into her soft brown eyes and couldn't resist picking her up.  She nestled into my neck and I knew we belonged together.

I also knew that my big eleven-year-old Doberman, Babe, considered herself Top Dog and it wasn't going to be easy to bring this little terror home.  

“How am I going to tell her about you?'    I asked looking into those soft eyes again.


I knew it wasn't going to be easy but it had to be done.  Babe would be gone soon and a puppy would help with the pain.

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