Sally O'Malley

9/23/08

I'm Michaleen's little girl and love to wrestle with Daddy! He lets me get away with some real ruff stuff (like pulling his tail) and jumping on top of him for a surprise attack. I guess he knows it's not in my nature to be mean, just a little rowdy and puppyish.

I get to work with him, too! He pushes the geese out of the orchard and if they fly to the lake, I'll swim out to them. I do LOVE to swim!
There's a game I get to play with the big dogs, but Daddy doesn't play it at all. My foster lady throws an apple into the lake and me and some of the resident dogs jump in to get it. The first time I saw them play, I had never been in water before, so I was careful. But once I started paddling, I decided swimming is great fun. Getting the apple is a treat, too. I'm such a fast swimmer, I beat the big dogs most of the time! My foster lady has to throw the apple close to the other dogs, just to even the odds. When I'm not swimming in the lake, there's lots of kiddy pools and water troughs for me to jump in. I do love the water!

I like to play with toys - squeaky, stuffed, Frisbees, and tennis balls - but that foster lady always wants me to bring them to her. I'll give her the apples, but I'd rather keep the other toys myself. Besides, all she does with the tennis balls and Frisbees is throw them again.

There's a kitty that lives in the barn. We visit kitty several times a day and I always ask to kiss kitty. I grew up with a kitty and think they're pretty special. They smell different, but they like to rub against me. That's a nice feeling.

At my first home, I slept outside on top of the children's Playskool slide. I like to be up high, so I sometimes climb on the sofa or ottoman.
My foster lady got me a colorful bed, just for me. It's a lot of fun to jump on and over and run around or sometimes just comfortable for napping.

If you want to know more about what my dream home would be, just ask my foster lady. She'll be glad to tell you how special I am!

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