The Little Bugger

Hi, my name is Addie, and I want to be your friend. I will bark like crazy to let you know that I'm excited to have you home. My normal state of being is asleep on the floor or the couch, as you can see from the photos above. I also like to lick people's feet and ankles. (It's all I can really reach when you're standing...I'm only 5 lbs.) I'm a 12-year old Maltese, but I currently have really short hair because it's summer and it's quite warm and humid here in DC. I like to eat bread and will try to make you give me your food, but alas, my attempts at mind control have not been very successful. Must try another course of action, like staring and looking very cute. I am afraid of thunder, but even when it doesn't rain, I will happily always be that little lump that takes up over half the bed because I can't sleep unless I'm next to you. Yes, I'm a bed-hog and I snore, but I'm cute, so get over it. I also go crazy and start bouncing around if you open the fridge or say "walk."

Since I mentioned how I am taking care of a dog this summer in DC, I figured I'd follow through on my promise and post photos of said dog. She apparently doesn't really like the camera...she always gives that wary look when I come near her with it (see first photo). The past three weeks have been me taking care of her and figuring out her strange quirks. I thought the best way to represent her oddities was to have her "introduce" herself. She tries really hard to communicate things by just looking at you for a long time and then barking, but I don't really know what she's trying to tell me...sometimes I wonder if she's like the guinea pigs on G-Force and will communicate some hyper-sensitive information to the government. I don't think she's intelligent enough to do that, though...she eats, sleeps, walks, and bounces...'nuff said.