Maddie was adopted at 8 weeks old from the Humane Society. She weighed only 6 1/2 lbs when she came home. She was getting so big and 3 wks before she died she weighed 39 lbs. But then she got sick and when she died she only weighed about 25 lbs. 



She made me proud of myself. I taught her to play ball and actually give it back. Though she would often make ME go get the ball. I had her telling me when she had to go out to potty. I taught her to sit. She was such a smart puppy and so sweet and it is SO unfair that she would not grow up!!!



She died on July 10th, which was my birthday. I imagine that it was like losing a child. When she first came home, she was so small and I would rock her and she would fall asleep. I miss her so much!!! She would make me laugh when we would play ball because when she would go after her ball her head would stop but her butt wouldn't and she spent more time with her butt flipping over her head than having the ball in her mouth. It is still too hard to think about the good times.