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Sunday Snapshot: {Velvet}

When we got home from church and realized the cable and phone lines were back up, the first question I asked my husband was who should be the subject of this week’s Sunday Snapshot.

He retorted, “You!”

After I threw up in my mouth a little bit, I asked him who else he thought should be the focus of this week’s Sunday Snapshot.

And he said, “Velvet.”

Now that, I can do.

I’ve actually been thinking a lot about getting out and taking some pictures of my old girl. She’s not going to be around forever and rarely is she the subject of my picture taking efforts.

I must be getting sappy from seeing all the sweet doggie portraits over on The Pioneer Woman.


Nah. I’m already quite maudlin over this old, ridiculously hairy dog.


Chris and I bought her when we weren’t even married yet. Choosing her out of a litter of five roly poly puppies was one of our first major decisions we made as a ‘couple’.

We were young and wild and free back then.


Turned out to be a pretty good choice.

Velvet, so named because we foolishly thought she was smooth coated Jack Russell, has been a truly good, if occasionally naughty, canine companion.


She’s run away more times than I can count. Not really run away from us, but towards anything that managed to catch her momentary attention: stray cat, possum, injured bird, dead squirrel, garbage truck.

Whatever happened to strike her fancy.

All this running away took a few years off my life. And added a couple of frown lines, to be sure.

Thankfully, she always came back. Or we managed to find her. Usually the latter.


She well into her senior years now. And doesn’t make a break for it so much anymore.

Additionally, she is quite certain that her age has earned her some senior-citizen treatment around this place… special food, special bed, special treats.


And the right to be ill-tempered whenever she feels like it.

She doesn’t tolerate the kids manhandling at all and does her best to keep them at bay with an aggravated bark.

If that doesn’t work, she moves on to the tooth-baring growl.

But she’s not fooling anyone.


Under all that wiry hair and bad breath, she’s 100% milquetoast.

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To join in this Sunday Snapshot, just grab the code under the Sunday Snapshot button. Paste it into the body of your Sunday Snapshot post. Once you hit ‘publish’ it should show up just fine πŸ™‚ Then add your link into Mr. Linky below. Don’t worry, he won’t bite!

To use Mr. Linky, be sure to link your Sunday Snapshot post, not your main blog url.

To do this, go to your blog. Click on the title of your Sunday Snapshot post. The url in your browser window will become a direct link to your Sunday Snapshot post. Copy that url and paste it into the Mr. Linky window, along with your name, or your blog’s name, whichever you prefer.

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02.28.10 · photography, Sunday Snapshot 10

Comments

  1. Kim says

    February 28, 2010 at 10:56 PM

    Precious post about Velvet. We sure miss our Labrador retrievers who were our "first girls' and our first decision as a couple!
    So glad you've got power again!
    Love & Blessings from Hong Kong,
    Kim

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  2. Football & Fried Rice says

    February 28, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    Wow – your first "baby"!!!! So, it's true that little dogs live forever. Hmmmppffff……Velvet is adorable!

    I am also glad that you got your power back! Must be a relief πŸ™‚

    Hey, I actually did a snapshot of something TODAY and I posted it TODAY. I swear, miracles DO happen!!!

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  3. Annie says

    March 1, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    She is so cute!!! That hair!! Love it! I am a huge dog lover and usually have a foster or two hanging around. Right now, we have a very sweet 3 legged foster pup named Lily! Dogs can become such important members of the family and I think they can teach kids a lot about compassion!!!

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  4. Stephanie says

    March 1, 2010 at 3:57 AM

    What a sweet girl, those eyes say a lot- especially how much she's loved. I don't know why, but I'm a little misty eyed just lookig at her. I love it when people post their "other" children πŸ™‚

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  5. Patricia/NYC says

    March 1, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    That Velvet sure is one sweet little doggie!! Oh how I love doggies!! Too bad Kiara loves kitty cats & desperately wants one…um…not gonna happen! πŸ˜‰

    Glad to hear you are all back up & running!

    I did a Sunday snapshot this week – even got it posted before the clock struck 12 tonight! πŸ˜‰

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  6. Kim says

    March 1, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    What a cute post about Velvet! I just love that red bench and laughed outloud when I saw that cute pup perched up there just like you have done with the "other" kiddos πŸ™‚ I remember when you blogged about Isabel saying "walk Velvet"… So sweet! And I do think you should do a Sunday Snapshot about YOU! πŸ™‚

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  7. Debra says

    March 1, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    What a sweet puppy. I'm a sucker for a good dog story. Her photos are great. Trust me, you will be glad that you took these.
    Blessings

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  8. Kris says

    March 1, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    how did i never know about velvet? god what a cutie!

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  9. Lisa says

    March 1, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Stefanie, thanks for more laughs!! : D

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  10. Chris says

    March 2, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    What a sweet 'puppy' you have!!!

    Must have been a couple of very long days without power!!! Yuck!!
    However, must have also created a good atmosphere for creativity & bonding among all of you!! πŸ™‚

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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