I’ve talked about Lily before, my little Maltese dog. Whenever possible we try to bring her with us to where ever we are going so that she doesn’t have to be alone during the free time we have to spend with her. She is, however, a little bit crazy. Lily is very particular about many things, I know what you are thinking, she is just a dog? And while several years ago I would agree with you…now, I know better!

Do I treat Lily like a person? perhaps.

Is she a product of my own craziness? perhaps.

Should the Dog Whisperer come to my house? likely.

All that said, she is my little buddy and companion. She is the example lap dog. When we go in the car she sits with me  and looks out the window, or hides (in her pillow case or blanket) or sleeps.

When we were in Toronto visiting family she got to meet (for the first time) her dog cousin Winky. Winky is a lively Jug (Jack Russell/Pug mix) who really enjoys the company of other dogs. Lily on the other hand is a loner who wants nothing to do with other dogs. We spent a pleasant afternoon of Lily yapping at Winky everytime Winky moved and Winky trying to be submissive to Lily and Lily not understanding. In this picture Lily looks happy, Winky a little bit fed up.

This past weekend my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. We decided to travel to visit my family in upper New York state for a relaxing weekend of visiting. Of course, Lily came with us. She loves visiting my Nanny and will sit with her for hours.

On the way down we decided to stop at an outlet mall. With the heat wave upon us we determined it was far to hot to leave Lily in the car so my husband suggested just carrying her around with us. I thought of one better, tucking her into my bag…that’s right, I spent an hour walking around with my dog in a bag, wearing sweat pants. Sigh. Fortunately, Lily seemed to enjoy being in my bag and smiled and let people pet her. This was very fortunate indeed and made the trip so much more eventful. Nothing like trying on clothes with your dog hung up next to them, smiling.

Some people may think Lily is only a dog, but she is more than that to me.