Lillie's first birthday

On April 6 Lillie turned one year old! It is hard to believe that I got her just over six months ago. I sent her "foster mom" an email just to let her know how Lillie and I were doing. She was really happy to hear from me and said how she had wondered how Lillie was doing. She also told me that if I went to the ABRGA website I could see Lillie on the Love Stories section. Not only did I find Lillie's baby picture but I also found her siblings. I was so happy that she showed this to. She also told me she was "fostering" her sixth dog! It takes a very special person who can do this. If you are interested in viewing this web site here it is "http://www.abgra.org". This is a picture of Lillie just after I brought her home.

Seeing the world for the first time

At the end of August I got a new puppy. We found each other right before her 6 month birthday. As you can imagine we are experiencing a lot of "firsts" together. Lillie had her first snow, it wasn't much and she thought it was okay. At Christmas she really had her first big snow, that she really loved. With drifts taller than she is Lillie would jump through them. When off of her leash she would run as fast as she could in the snow, leaping and jumping at the new flakes that were falling.
One day this week I went home for lunch and to take her for a walk. On our walk we came across a small tree full of birds. Lillie was mesmerized. She just stood there staring at them, never moving a muscle or even barking. You would have thought she had never seen them before but with the winter months there hadn't really been any around. We were finally able to continue our walk once the birds flew away. With spring coming and all the thunderstorms we get, I wonder if she will remember what thunder is.
I can't wait to see what else we get to "experience" together!