Meet my Izzy-Poo!

Meet Izzy. She is a six year old Papillon, and the love of my life. Izzy's story started a few weeks before I got married in August 2006. Casey's parents planned a Disney vacation for us, his brother and his brother's wife, and his brother's wife's family. I kept their dog Macey, and fell deeply in love. I lived by myself at the time and had wanted a pet for so long. I was heartbroken when everyone came back from vacation and I had to give her back. I fantasized that maybe, just maybe, Casey's brother and sis-in-law would let me have her. But it didn't happen and I didn't even ask.

A few months later in December, we decided we were ready. I did a lot of research on the internet, and I settled on getting a Papillon. I have no idea what it was that made me want to get a Papillon. I really don't remember. In these days I didn't know anything about petfinder.com, so I did the old fashioned thing and looked in the classifieds in the Tennessean. I actually found an ad for 3 Papillons. Two puppies and one adult. We had decided on an adult dog. We wanted an adult dog that we wouldn't have to train so that we didn't have to take time off from work. We drove up to Kentucky on a Sunday to get her. Her previous name was Bunny. When we got there, we realized her owners failed to tell us that she was in heat. She was wearing a doggy diaper and in a different room than all the rest of the 5 dogs that they had. These people also had about 6 cats too. The puppies that were running around were Izzy's.

I got a really strange vibe from these people and I was afraid to take Izzy home with us. I just thought I'd know for sure whether I wanted her or not. Casey was the one to say that we should just take her and see what happens. He said the people we got her from would take her back if it didn't work out. So off we went. She did extremely well on the ride home. Knowing how she is now with strangers when we aren't around, it was a miracle that she did so well. The last two pictures are of her in our backseat. She took a nap, and cuddled in my lap as well as Casey's. We showed her off to both sets of our parents and went home. This is only the first part of Izzy's story. Only in the days and months to come did we finally realize what we were up against. Oh, and she is named for the character Izzie on Grey's Anatomy. I just didn't like the spelling.

Something unexpected happened after we brought her home. I fell totally and completely in love. I completely love my husband with all of my heart, but this is somehow totally different. I don't pretend to know what motherhood is like, but I can only guess the feelings I feel for her are similar. She's the baby that I did not birth.