15 years ago I decided that I just HAD to have a dog. My husband was a little reluctant. We lived in an apartment afterall, with two small children. But I insisted, whined and even pouted until he gave in. So off to the animal shelter we went! It was filled with adorable bouncing puppies, but we were drawn to the cage containing the small black 11 week old puppy cowering in the back. He so wanted to come up and see us, but was just scared of his own shadow. We learned that he, and his brother and sister, had been abandoned on a downtown Atlanta highway. The lady in charge took him out into an enclosed hallway so we could get a good look at him and we fell in love. We took him home and named him Elliott - after Bill Elliott, my husband's favorite Nascar driver.
He has been the most wonderful dog. Everyone he meets just falls in love with him. He's been a part of my kids live's for as long as they can remember and is even older than our youngest! And here he is, 15 years later still going strong. Yes, he's a little gray around the edges, ok more than just the edges! He's blind in one eye and can't hear worth a diddly-dipp. But he can still run and play with the best of them. We had a couple episodes with him a few months ago and thought that maybe his time had come. But, here is healthy and happy and ready for another Christmas! He loves Christmas and I'm sure Santa will bring him something he'll adore.
Hope you are all enjoying the Christmas season!
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