One year ago today, Sydney joined our lives. She was dropped off by the breeder on a Sunday afternoon. If I look back on that day now, Brett and I had no idea what we were getting into. :) It's been a fun year....a year full of trips to the park, visits to the vet (more than we planned.....and not because she wasn't healthy.....all because EVERYTHING goes in her mouth), nights with little sleep and 365 days of coming home to a beautiful brown pup wagging her tail the minute you open the door.
Here she is on 10.7.07 weighing 13lbs, 8 weeks old....
And here she is on 10.7.08 weighing approximately 75lbs, 1 year 2 months old...
When Brett and I talked about getting a puppy, we had lots of ideas of what we were going to and not going to allow. "Sydney was going to be crate trained"
And here she is on her king size crate...
"Sydney was not going to be allowed on the furniture"
And here she is on "her" chair in the living room...
She is such a fun addition to our lives and a fun loving dog. She has more energy than we ever imagined. She goes to the park to play everyday and if we forget, she brings us her leash. She loves her squeaky ball (a little too much). She loves to swim and fetch sticks at the lake. She loves playing with other dogs at the park, especially Lexi, the 120lb Rottweiler.
Phrases you'll hear one of us saying at any given time are....
Sydney get off the couch
Sydney get off the counter
Sydney drop it
Sydney leave it
As much as we say the phrases above, we love her to pieces and couldn't imagine our lives without her! :) Here are a few of our favorite pictures of her over the last year.
Sydney loves sticks....no matter the size. This was the edging to our grass in the backyard.
