Suzy the Wonder-Dog

This is a picture of Suzy, our little daschund. When she was a puppy, my husband Tom taught her to smile, so when she greets you, she bares her teeth. It's pretty funny, and involves a lot of explaining to the UPS man~he's always sure our barky little dog is about to bite him!

She just turned nine. When we got her, our kids were just at that age when friends became more important than Moms. I was used to being needed…so I kind of  'adopted' Suzy as my new baby. The arrangement suited her fine.  She sits in my office all day and sleeps at the end of my bed at night. I buy her stuffed toys at Walgreens, which she absolutely loves. She can spend a whole day 'squeaking' those toys, then joyfully removing all stuffing. (it drives my husband crazy. )

Anyway, she had surgery yesterday to remove bladder stones.  After wincing as I handed the vet a credit card, I now have my little dog back home, wearing one of those  plastic collars around her head.

And even though she' wasn't feeling 100%, she greeted me at the vet's office with a smile.

She'll be keeping me company today while I do two interviews. One will be taped for Blackstone Audio (they are the ones who put all my books into audio form). The other will be tonight with Suzanne Woods Fisher. I'm excited about both interviews-I never get tired of talking about writing!

How's everyone else's pet doing? I'd love to hear some fun pet stories!

Shelley