The Other Member of Our Family

With all the talk on the blog of all of our family, including our beloved Odie dog, there hasn't been much mention of Miss Darcy, so I thought it was time to introduce her to all of you! When Odie was about 2 years old, we just felt he really needed a friend to play with. Odie was full of energy and seemed to get bored easily and Brad and I just couldn't play with him as much as he wanted us to. Another dog seemed like the perfect answer....and it was. Getting a second dog was one of the best decisions we've ever made. The search was not very easy though. We knew we didn't want another puppy to have to train again like we did with Odie and we truly wanted another Corgi, but the odds of finding one in a shelter were next to none. We found a dog named Sadie that seemed adorable on SPCA's website. I can't even remember now what type of dog it was, but we took Odie to the SPCA to introduce him to Sadie to see how they would get along. Let's just say we left with only one dog that day. One day while procrastinating at work I found a dog that the Humane Society had up for adoption named Darcy and she was a corgi! I immediately thought she needed to be our dog. I contacted the humane society and they were going to be with her at the Petsmart in Lewisville that evening for an adoption drive. So off to Lewisville with Odie we went. She was so sweet looking and we fell in love with her as soon as we saw her. Brad walked Odie and Darcy around Petsmart while I filled out the adoption papers to make sure they got along, which they did. Lucky for us we weren't our normal late selves that evening as a few minutes later a girl showed up wanting Darcy as well. Darcy was meant to be ours though. Darcy or Pretty Princess as I also call her, is incredibly loyal, sweet and has brought so much love into our hearts. Darcy was abused in her prior life and is scared of almost everything, including her own shadow. Odie was always her security blanket. When she was scared she'd stay glued to his side. Darcy took awhile to adjust with no Odie by her side, but is doing much better now. We are so grateful for Darcy in our lives and she has been the perfect addition to our family.