Maggie

Now that I am a bonafide homeowner with a spacious backyard, I have indulged a long-held fantasy of getting a dog. On Wednesday I headed down to the local SPCA and found Maggie, a 1.5 year old Yellow Lab mix. She is completely adorable, affectionate, energetic, and most importantly, housetrained. Also, because she is a mix, she is smaller than a regular Lab, which suits me just fine.

The downside of all this doggie joy is that my cat, Puppy, is somewhat less than thrilled. Maggie keeps bounding over to her just for Puppy to hiss and swipe at her with her (clawless) paw. Maggie is puzzled by this and will whine a little, but doesn't give up. Puppy, on the other hand, is getting increasingly pissed off. So now Maggie has been hooked up with her own apartment in the garage over night and while I'm at work. Fortunately I live across the street from my job, so I go home and let her out for a run over lunch. I'm really hoping that these two will learn to co-exist or this could get interesting.