Annie has developed into a fully-fledged traveling Doodle, with all rights due that lofty position. She guards the car when we’re parked, and when traveling provides navigation services. I need to stress, again, that I don’t leave Annie alone in the car. The entire back seat is her special place, and she will move from side to side to look out the windows as the world flows by. On this particular morning Annie and I provided taxi services for mom’s trip to see one of her doctors. As usual we waited outside in the car for mom. When mom came back out I needed to put mom’s rolator into the back of the car. That’s when Annie decided to stand up and yawn out of her middle seat.

Annie is living the absolute best time of her life right now. That’s not to say she wasn’t living well before, but there’s nothing like being the only dog in the family. She gets all the attention. She gets two healthy walks per day when I’m not sick or the weather is good. She goes out into the back yard to watch while I work, then comes back into the house when I come back in. She is a living garden gnome.

She is a sweet little creature.