In the midst of planning Sophie’s first birthday, I didn’t want to overlook this sweet girl. Beemer is 8 years old today! I never had a dog growing up and Josh doesn’t remember not having an inside dog for the majority of his life. We agreed that when we finally got one together we would get a Weimaraner. We had been married seven months when we picked a breeder from the newspaper and set out for Tupelo, Mississippi to pick her up. The breeder was nice enough to meet us halfway and she even brought several female puppies to choose from. She was the runt of the litter and Josh picked her out. I did get to pick out her cute Hawaiian print collar, though!
Beemer, April 13, 2010, The Day Before Sophie was Born
Beemer has crazy separation anxiety, is very high-maintenance and barks all the time. She sleeps in our bed, sheds, lays on the furniture and bosses Sophie around. She’s been know to eat crib mattresses, dig holes in the yard and make terrible messes. BUT. We love her. She is crazy affectionate, loves a good snuggle, swims with us all summer long, keeps my toes warm at night, always cleans her plate {and mine} and is the most laid-back, un-energetic weim I’ve ever heard of. We might cringe before opening the door every afternoon, dreaded what might be found, but I cannot begin to imagine what life will be like without her.
Just today, Ella asked on the way home from church how long Beemer might live. We told her that she might live until Ella turned 10 years old, but that only Jesus really knows. She wanted to know if she’d be in heaven and if Jesus would take really good care of her until we go there. She was curious about whether or not He had dogfood in Heaven. Even though these conversations are so funny, I can’t help but have a little twinge of pain and dread when I think about her not being here. We’ve talked about if we’ll get another dog and if we’ll keep it inside or if we’ll choose another breed. I can’t imagine a house with no Grey Ghost walking around.
Just for fun, I thought I’d do a little round-up of posts where B took the stage.
Life Before Ella
Before and After
Creature Comforts
Indestructible?
Lots To Do
Don’t Make a Mess!
Beemer, Too
Where’s Waldo?
Sleepy
Incarcerated
Happy
On Monday
Guest Blogger
Progress…
Wow, after reading these you’re going to question my sanity and think we should’ve gotten rid of her long ago!
