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March 10, 2008
D is for Dog
Of course, if C is for Cat then D must be for Dog. A dog named Dixie.
Let me say right up front that I am not a dog person. I never had a dog growing up (well, except for the brief and ill-fated attempt we had with an Irish Setter puppy in the winter of 1971 when I was 6) and I am very much a cat person. Dale, however, is a dog person and therefore we have a cat for me and a dog for him.
Truly, Dixie is a very sweet dog. She's loyal and friendly. She jumps like a kangaroo when she's excited to see you - and honestly, she's excited to see you if you've been gone 5 days or 5 minutes. She's a shameless food begger and has wonderfully expressive eyes. And those eyes clearly work to her advantage when she's begging for food. She's good company and loves to take us for a walk. She captured my heart when she was a puppy and she's never let it go.
Maybe I am a bit of a dog person after all.
Posted by Carole at March 10, 2008 6:45 AM
Comments
Some folks are born "dog people", some folks take a bit longer to come around...
I, of course, can't have any sort of a pet with fur, feathers, or fuzz, thanks to allergies. So, my kids enjoy their Sea Monkeys. I WISH I could have a cat. THEY wish they could have a dog.
Posted by: Chris H at March 10, 2008 7:01 AM
How could you not love her with those big soulful eyes? What a cutie!
Posted by: Kim at March 10, 2008 7:20 AM
How could you not be a dog person with that sweet doggie living with you? I grew up with dogs, but we have none now :( We tried once; I adopted the sweetest dog from a shelter and brought her home. By the next morning, Samm was covered in hives and her face was swollen like crazy. I cried the whole way back to the shelter and the whole way home. Luckily, it was a no kill shelter.
Posted by: Julie at March 10, 2008 7:38 AM
When you have a great dog around it's easy to be a dog person. Dixie is a sweety!
Posted by: margene at March 10, 2008 7:41 AM
What a sweet girl!
Mason? Dixie? Coincidence? Is Dale a southern dog lover and you a cat loving Yankee?
Posted by: Debi at March 10, 2008 7:43 AM
Well, at any rate you're a Dixie person. I steadfastly maintain that I really don't care for dogs, even if it may appear that a given has insinuated itself into my good graces. For the bouncy, noisy critters they are, they are remarkably good at the insinuation thing.
Debi may have something there, although I ascribe the names to the influence of all those Civil War reenactments. I'm a cat-loving Yankee myself.
Posted by: Lucia at March 10, 2008 8:00 AM
You may not be a dog person, but you sure a Dixie person ;-) She looks like the kinda gal that could steal a heart with ease.
Posted by: Carol at March 10, 2008 8:06 AM
I definitely fall into the "dog person" camp. My cat experience growing up was not the best. Your Dixie looks like a sweetie!
Posted by: Leslie at March 10, 2008 8:07 AM
EVERYBODY is a dog person, whether they know it or not. :)
Posted by: Norma at March 10, 2008 8:27 AM
Oh she's so sweet. She looks like she could make anyone a dog person.
Posted by: Karen at March 10, 2008 8:28 AM
She's a doll. If you weren't a dog person before, Dixie is the type of dog to convert you, indeed.
Posted by: Kim at March 10, 2008 8:33 AM
What a sweet looking baby! Dixie seems to fit right into your household...and I think from looking at her photos that she would steal anybody's heart. Sometimes you just luck out and get a great dog to make you a "dog" person - even if it's just that one particular dog!
Posted by: Sara at March 10, 2008 8:38 AM
i'm definitely a cat person but big old rocky made me a dog person. i miss him.
and one day, when our schedules permit, we'll get another dog. but maybe one with smaller poops.
Posted by: maryse at March 10, 2008 8:42 AM
I LOVE her! She looks like she may be a "Carole" dog to me. Give Dixie a good scruff behind the ears from Holli and me today please!
Posted by: Deb at March 10, 2008 8:49 AM
Dixie looks like a sweet dog. Until we got Phoebe, I wasn't much of an animal person at all. She changed that for me and I miss her. Pets are wonderful additions to our lives.
Posted by: Beth at March 10, 2008 8:58 AM
Carole, I was looking through your archived photos of FO and wow! I love all your socks! You're so prolific, and creative.
Posted by: Jenny at March 10, 2008 8:58 AM
Carole, I was looking through your archived photos of FOs and wow! I love all your socks! You're so prolific, and creative.
Posted by: Jenny at March 10, 2008 8:59 AM
I didn't have a dog growing up, either, but my husband (like Dale) is a dog person, so naturally we have a dog in the house. It took me a while, but I've turned into a dog person, too :) Dixie is a beautiful dog. I can see why she's so well-loved!
Posted by: Rachel at March 10, 2008 8:59 AM
How sweet!! I love animals...
Posted by: Robin in VA at March 10, 2008 9:16 AM
I felt the same way about cats until we had one. Now I love them both equally. Dixie looks like such a sweetie.
Posted by: monica at March 10, 2008 9:57 AM
I used to think I was a dog person...until I had a cat.
Posted by: Wool Winder at March 10, 2008 10:17 AM
*pat pat*
Posted by: Chris at March 10, 2008 10:23 AM
What a sweet girl. I can't say I'm a dog person, but those eyes would get anybody I think.
Posted by: jillian at March 10, 2008 10:28 AM
Dogs have their places! :)
I'm glad she brought you around...
(((hugs)))
Posted by: Knitnana at March 10, 2008 10:31 AM
If not a dog person, that at least a Dixie person.
Posted by: Teresa C at March 10, 2008 10:36 AM
David's not a dog person, either, but he's been learning. Of course, Tuck will hardly even look at him if I'm around, which is a slightly different challenge.
Posted by: Mel at March 10, 2008 10:50 AM
Really, it takes the *right* dog to convert you. Dix looks like the cashmere of dogs.
Posted by: Carrie at March 10, 2008 11:06 AM
What a pretty girl.
Posted by: Cookie at March 10, 2008 12:12 PM
Sweet Dixie! So much soul.
Posted by: Ina at March 10, 2008 1:22 PM
There is no resisting a dog who is determined not to be resisted.
Posted by: Amy at March 10, 2008 1:26 PM
I think you can be a Not Dog person and still love a particular dog...I imagine Dixie would be hard to resist - what a sweet soul!
Posted by: elisa at March 10, 2008 1:47 PM
Yeah, those loving doggie eyes get you all the time!
Posted by: Lisa at March 10, 2008 1:52 PM
Aaaawwwwe. What's not to love? Such a sweet girl.
Posted by: CatMyers at March 10, 2008 1:58 PM
She is definitely a sweetheart - she won my heart when I met her! :o)
Posted by: JessaLu at March 10, 2008 3:04 PM
What a sweet puppy! My daughter has an evil chihuahua - which just confirms my cat-personhood.
Posted by: DebbieB at March 10, 2008 4:16 PM
She is so adorable. Me, I'm a dog person. I've never had a cat though, so maybe I'm a bit of a cat person also and I don't know it.
t I really thought you were going to do "d" for Dale. Maybe he's "h" for husband?
Posted by: ~Kristie at March 10, 2008 5:41 PM
At the very least, you're obviously a Dixie-Person!
Posted by: --Deb at March 10, 2008 5:59 PM
Awww what a sweetie she is!
Posted by: Kelly at March 10, 2008 6:43 PM
