Darcy's Debut

I warned ya'll Darcy would be the subject of numerous posts....

Keith and I had been talking about getting a dog for awhile (or more accurately I had been whining and begging for awhile). Aimee is a devoted follower of http://www.petfinder.com/ and she found several candidates over the course of a few months that I would email to Keith. One night Aimee showed me a picture of "Angel" on petfinder. I immediately cracked up at her crazy ears and expression. Angel was being fostered by Proverbs 12:10 after being abandoned in a crate at a car wash. Proverbs 12:10 is a rescue organization that holds adoptions at the Bellevue Petco every Saturday. That Saturday Keith, Aimee and I went to Petco to see Angel. It was love at first sight. We immediately took her home- and changed her name.

Darcy's first day home!

Life with Darcy is never boring! She is super energetic, active, and cuddly! She loves to play with Jack and Oscar, go to the park, run, swim (that took a little coaxing), catch frisbees, and fetch. She's a big dog in a little dog's body!

We've had so much fun with Darcy since March. It hasn't been without it's incidents though. On my birthday Keith, Aimee, Jack, Darcy and I were on our way to canoe the Harpeth. It was a beautiful day and the windows were rolled down. Darcy, for the first time ever, stuck her head out the window. It was so cute to see her ears flapping in the breeze. The next minute, however, she had JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW and was in the road making the most awful sounds I've ever heard! We all panicked, but Aimee thought quickly and called the emergency vet. We were on our way when the vet asked us if Darcy could walk. We pulled over and sure enough, less than 5 minutes after she jumped out of the moving car's window, she was running around. Needless to say, we did not have to cancel our canoe trip that day and what could have been a tragic 25th birthday for me turned out pretty well.

The week Keith and I got married was hectic! There were so many last minute details to take care of and apparently Darcy didn't want to be left out or forgotten. I was at work one afternoon when I got a call from Aimee. She was so calm and normal that the beginning of the conversation gave me no warning signs of what was to come. Aimee casually said, "So, I'm going to take Darcy to the vet." Aimee then told me that when she got home Darcy's face was 5 times its normal size! I rushed straight to the vet and arrived about the time they were finishing up. Darcy had an allergic reaction to something was the diagnosis, although to what exactly is still to be determined. The next day she was fine and back to normal.

Life went on uneventfully as Keith and I settled into a routine upon our return from paradise. Until Christmas that is. The presents underneath the tree turned out to be too big of a temptation for our sweet little dog who never chewed on anything but her toys. I came home to this mess one day. She unwrapped a gift, which turned out to be pancake mix, and spread it around the living room floor. She was in BIG trouble. The rest of the time the tree was up and no one was home, Darcy was put in the kitchen.

Keith and me with our sweet Darcy on Thanksgiving
This is the best we could do. Trust me, there were multiple attempts.