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Annie

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Annie the Orphan

I was seven-years-old when I first met her. My mom’s best friend, Michelle, had always had foster puppies, and on this night, she decided to bring one over. The first thing I did when I opened the door was scream “PUPPY”! A scrawny white terrier puppy came trotting through the door like she owned the place (foreshadowing). She won my best friend, my brother and I over in about ten seconds before migrating towards my mom.

Michelle explained that she needed to find a home because she was a foster, and went on to say that her name was Sunday, because she was from a litter of seven and they were named after the seven days of the week. I was as angelic as could be all night long, but my mom still wouldn’t give in. Keep in mind that my pet bunny had died that morning. So after a lot of thinking and a lot of holding the puppy, I decided to write a contract which I would sign and then give to my mom. I stated that I would walk, feed, bathe, train and clean up after Sunday and that all my mom had to do was the “money stuff”. Of course, being seven that was a little unrealistic, but I got my point across. Sunday was ours.

We went to the shelter the next day to get all the things a puppy needs, + 10,000 toys. Since I considered her my puppy, I decided I was going to rename her Essie. I had recently read a book about a dog princess by that name and decided it was fitting. My mom quickly intervened and said that Annie would be more suitable because the puppy was an orphan, and in the famous musical “Annie” the protagonist is also an orphan. Annie it was.

The rest is history… eight years later she is still the queen of the house and of my life. She gets attention from every member of the family and knows to go to Grandpa if she wants a piece of meat. We live two blocks from the beach and two blocks from Land’s End trail so she goes on hikes all the time. She is very spoiled, but she is such a charmer that there is no way we could say no to that cute face. We love her endlessly and thank the SPCA for their efforts to save other dogs like her.

By Natalie de Bord. Posted on May 15, 2018

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