Rosie and Lola - A Dog's Life

Rosie won the cutest pet contest at the kids' school. Rosie is our bloodhound. She may be cute, but she is drama! She is an in-the-trash, howl-at-the-moon, eat-off-the-counter kind of dog. If Rosie were a human, she would be a garish, brassy, stubborn, blues-singing doll from nowhere and everywhere. Rosie is not to be crossed - or woken up! She also eats lipstick.

Rosie and Lola are sisters. Lola is everyone's "lab mix." We are not telling her she did not make it into the finals of the cutest pet contest.

Lola is nervous and calm all in the same day. She is loyal and ever-present (to the point of being annoying). She watches as Rosie steals from the counter, sits constantly by your side, and hopes for a pet, kiss, treat, or scratch behind the ears. She barks at any and all dangers she perceives from the outside world, yips as she leaps outside, chases falling snow, and occasionally steals out the door for a break-neck race around the block! Her collar is her most prized possession. If Lola were human, she would be your slightly neurotic forever friend who will never betray your trust or her family and who always wants you to decide where to go for lunch...but once she lets loose there is not stopping her.

Neither are easy, but both are wonderful. They are just what I need. Both will break my heart someday. Today, we will just play, sleep, and eat.

If I were a dog, I like to think that I would be somewhere between Lola and Rosie - that I would be full of energy, like to chase birds, howl along with good music and sirens, dish out attitude, and have a family that loves me. Hmmm, I think I already am a cross between them...don't wake me up, I will take what I need (even if it's on the counter), I love a walk on the beach, I get soo excited when we have guests, nothing makes me happier that sitting next to Todd on the couch, and I strive to live freely!