Sasha!

Today is a very special aniversery around the Y house house.  Eight years ago today Sasha came to live with us!  

 

I had been waiting to get a dog for years...basically since I had moved out of my parents house.  We had gotten married in January but knew I had to finish school before we would have time to take care of a dog.  One day in May, not long after graduation, the animal shelter had puppies outside of Walmart trying to find them a home.  Captain Y and I stopped to look at them but none caught our eye.  We talked about it and knew now was still not the time for a puppy because I was about to leave and to spend a month at camp teaching botany.  BUT, we went to the shelter anyway just to see the dogs and pet them.  We saw one dog that really caught our eye but we left empty handed :-(

June was a rough month that year but we made it through and when July rolled around and I was home from camp we knew it was time.  On July 17 we headed to the shelter to find our pup.  We walked in wondering if the dog who caught our eye more than a month ago would still be there but we didn't hold out much hope.  We went straight to the spot she had been last time but there were different dogs in the pen.  So, we started wandering through looking at other dogs when we saw her.  There was Sasha, the dog we had seen weeks ago, still at the shelter sitting up like a perfect lady looking at us quietly!  We knew she was our dog!  We took her outside to play for a minute and the deal was sealed.  She has been part of the family ever since :-)

She goes on road trips with us

And fishing at the lake

And celebrate holidays together

While we work Sasha keeps up with things at home.  

It's hard to be Sasha, but somehow she manages. 

Bringing Sasha home with us was one of the best decisions we ever made!