Our Dog Rudy

Dear Ava,

You are growing up so quickly and I am so proud of you! I noticed that you took your first steps by yourself on Halloween day! Did you know that your mommy also took her first steps during her first Halloween? How do I know that you ask? Well, I am always listening Even when you think I’m just laying there minding my own business and catching a couple of Zzz’s, I was listening.

I noticed that you are not quite sure where I have gone in the last few weeks. You are still a little baby and life and death is a difficult thing to explain to anyone, let alone you at this early stage of your life. You still look for me around the house and when you are crawling around during play time. Every time you see a picture of me I know that you miss me and point excitedly at my picture. I also know the little game you, daddy and mommy play to remember me by my bed where you crawl up to my bed and lay your head down sideways on it as I use to. That was one of my favorite places to sleep.

Being a husky means I had a lot of hair. Since we live by the ocean where the weather is nice, I didn’t particularly like snuggling up in a blanket or sleeping on the bed with sheets and pillows. I loved the coldness of the hardwood floor. One of my favorite places to lay during the day is right by the front door. There is a little gap just beneath the front door where a little outdoor breeze sneaks in the house. Daddy and mommy would always open the door slowly when they came home so I had time to get up and move to my next favorite spot by the ottoman.

My favorite spot

By the ottoman with you when you were 5 1/2 months old.

If you look at the edge of all of the slip covers on our couches, you will know exactly where I took my day time naps. With white slip covers on all the couches, I inevitably seasoned nearly all of them with touches of brown.

Just a little bit of dirt on the couches

I hope you had a great first Halloween and I thought you looked great in your lady bug costume. I miss you all hope to see you again one day.

Love,

Rudy

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