Hartleigh and Dixie

Hartleigh loves the outdoors so I try to take her out as much as possible. This particular time was her first time to experience grass. As you can see she didn't really like the way it felt on her knees so she did this crazy kind of crawl where she would only put one knee down on the ground at a time. It was so funny to watch. I had her a blanket down but she would not stay on it. She had to go and play with the puppy dogs.

Now I am about to tell some very sad sad news so brace yourselves. This was also one of the last times that Hartleigh got to play with Dixie. On June 30, 2009 we lost Dixie. She was hit by a car. She was such a good dog! She played good with Hartleigh. She was never too rough and was very patient with Hartleigh when she was too rough with her. She and Doogie got along really well and Doogie misses his roommate. He was nice enough to welcome her into his life although we got her while he was missing in action.

We don't understand how it happened. She had never gotten close to the highway. The bad thing about it is that Cecil was just walking out the door to go put them in their pen after they got through with their bones. His timing was so bad that he heard it when it happened. We really miss our baby. We had many good times with her and were looking forward to having many more with her while she and Hartleigh grew up together. R.I. P. Dixie baby! We love you and miss you! Sniffles and Tears!!!