Macie

I have been talking for weeks about getting another dog (or maybe even a cat) so Levi can have some company.  I started taking him to the Mountains with me-not because I'm one of those dog people-but because I wanted to start getting him used to being around people.  He is a VERY jumpy little guy and his history of abuse tends to make him afraid of anyone but me.  I have been trying to get him out of his little cocoon and I thought that maybe a little brother or sister would be nice.  I was mulling over the idea this weekend while camping with the family, and kept asking people if they thought I should go ahead and get a dog.  It was something that I thought would be decided in the future (like in the next 6 months, or so!).  Well, I took Lauren and Shelby to Cedar City to go shopping on Saturday.  As we drove into the Wal-Mart parking lot, we saw two girls with a box that said "PUPPIES 4 SALE".  Usually I am against doing business with people who use numbers in place of words (too, to=2), but we decided to stop and just look.  They were selling THE cutest puppies-EVER! They are Pug Apso puppies (a mix between a Pug and a Lhasa Apso).  There was one little boy that was short haired and the rest were all long haired and kind of ugly.  We all took turns holding the little boy (he looked more pug than lhaso apso) and fell in love.  Then I asked the price-No Way!  They wanted $375 for the little guy and his brothers and sisters!  We were about to walk away and I looked in the box and saw what had to be the runt of the litter.  I picked her up and noticed that she had longer hair, but the cutest little body.  The girls told me that they were actually selling her for a lot less because she was blind in one eye.  She only has one eye!  The other eye is just a little slit that has what is left of an eyeball that you can see if you pry it open.  That caught me.  How do you help a dog who needs lots of love and attention because he has problems?  Get him a little sister that has some of her own problems.  I have a soft spot in my heart for these little guys that most people wouldn't want to take home.  Everyone wants the dog that has no problems and won't be a burden.  I want the other ones-the "under dog".  My family couldn't understand why I would pay for a dog that has only one eye.  Well, I just fell in love with her.  And so has Levi!  

As I type this, she is lying on the ground between my feet-fast asleep.  She has the cutest little face and that little puppy bounce when she runs.  I don't see a dog with one eye-I see a dog that has the potential to bring a lot of love into my home.  (I also see an Ewok when I look at her. How old am I? When I told the girls that, Shelby said "what's an Ewok?".  I said, "you know-from Star Wars".  No clue!)

My little Ewok with only one eye:

Welcome to your new home little Macie...