Growing Too Fast

It's always amazes me how fast a puppy grows. They never seem to stay in that adorable fluffy stage very long. They are so cute, yet that stage is over within a few short months.

We had Susie and Heidi at the time. Both were small dogs. Susie was almost 16 years old...already pretty much confined to the kitchen. Heidi, however, was at just about the right age to give Hershey the companionship and guidance she needed. Heidi was a Dachshund mixed with long legs. It wasn't too long before little Hershey was towering over her.

The winter was long and cold. This didn't seem to bother Hershey, she seemed to thrive on it. Christmas came quickly. What a joy she was to have during that first holiday. It was her first Christmas and we made sure that she had plenty of presents. The months passed and she continued to grow with lightning speed.