i guess before i embark on this journey of 'blogging' i should first consider an introduction. but not so much an introduction of me but an intro to my better half... my dog. tallulah is her name, and spoiled is her game. she is half human, did i fail to mention that? i mean clearly, she handles the remote better than a lazy couch potato. more random strangers talk to me now that i have a dog. her unique appearance brings about good conversation, i guess. i've heard people question if she is a mutt, whipet, greyhound, etc, but very few people have even heard of her breed: a catahoula. people say dogs grow out of the puppy stage as they get older; however tallulah gets more mischievous with age... and her shoe fetish drives me bonkers, yet, i wouldn't trade her dirty habits for anything. her company, is undoubtedly cherished and eventful, to say the least.
she became my right hand woman almost two years ago as a puppy, coincidentally at a time in my life when i felt as if everything around me was basically starting over. new town. new friends. new church. new home. its always been the joy she expresses when i come home from work that turns a frown upside down. she is brilliant and regal. conniving and disgusting. needy and unpredictable. all of which, makes for the perfect package when it comes to owning a dog. having her around has shown me just how selfish i really am, and has taught me that i am now responsible for something other than myself. i love the responsibility, and to say that it has helped me mature, would be an understatement. she really is like my child. i miss her when i'm away from her. i delight in her happiness and hurt in her pain. and despite her bad behavior, at times, i am proud of her nonetheless. nothing she does can change that. she is my companion and my friend. i'll conclude with this quote that i love by Samuel Butler.
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make of fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
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