Willow

I wish you could see our dog. In a family without kids, Willow is the closest thing to a child and she clearly fills the role. Let's start with sleeping - no dog bed for her. Why bother when there is a perfectly good king sized bed with lots of pillows. The other night I came upstairs to find her on my side, lying on her back with her head on the pillow, completely covered up with my favorite blanket. Seriously? I think I had a mere six inches of the bed that night with no covers!!



Dinner is an event as well - I always find it funny when folks have to make a separate meal for dinner so their kids will eat. Growing up at my house, if you didn't like dinner it was soup or cereal and you had to fix it yourself (I learned early to make a can of Campbell's Soup!) I have a whole new appreciation as Willow is "so not into" dog food. Her dinner usually consists of a chicken breast, broccoli & cheese with her vitamin supplements mixed in. I have to admit, sometimes it smells better than what we are making for us!!! She rarely retires for the night without a shot of beer and takes to knocking Tony's bottle over if he hasn't yet poured her a bit in her bowl.



She is Tony's constant companion, joining him for car rides, fishing trips and pretty much anything and everything he does! When Bogey decided it was time to run free in the Heavens last year we never thought we would find another dog to love. We were lucky Willow Wee was looking for a home as she has certainly made it her own!!



Check out the site where we found Willow...it's the Illinois Bird Dog Rescue and they are doing some great things!! http://www.illinoisbirddogrescue.org/