Happy Birthday Cadence!

Although we don't know Cadence's exact birthday, we assume that it's in early June 2005 since we got her in early August and she was about 9 weeks old, which makes her 3 years old!

Cadence thinks that she is a human member of our family which is apparent in her voracious appetite for any and all people food and her love to sit in your lap :)

Despite a few minor "incidents" over the years (i.e. the stage where she chewed on anything plastic, the time we thought she ate Dave's wedding band and when I came home from work to find that she had chewed into the 25 lb bag of dog food and eaten an unknown amount), she has been a joy to have.

Cadence has already taken a liking to Luke as she sleeps by his crib while he naps, licks spit up off of his face if I can't get to it before she does, loves to drink his bath water (while he is in it) and is fascinated by his toys.

I received the poem below in an email this week and I thought it was appropriate as we anticipate Luke and Cadence being the best of friends. :)

A Boy and His Dog
Edgar Guest

A boy and his dog make a glorious pair:
No better friendship is found anywhere,
For they talk and they walk and they run and they play,
And they have their deep secrets for many a day;
And that boy has a comrade who thinks and who feels,
Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels.

He may go where he will and his dog will be there,
May revel in mud and his dog will not care;
Faithful he'll stay for the slightest command
And bark with delight at the touch of his hand;
Oh, he owns a treasure which nobody steals,
Who walks down the road with a dog at his heels.

No other can lure him away from his side;
He's proof against riches and station and pride;
Fine dress does not charm him, and flattery's breath
Is lost on the dog, for he's faithful to death;
He sees the great soul which the body conceals--
Oh, it's great to be young with a dog at your heels!

August 8, 2005
August 8, 2005
August 8, 2005
August 31, 2005
September 2005
September 2005 - After a day of helping Dave and my Dad build a patio (aka rolling in the mud created by their digging)
August 2006 - A pic that we sent to my brother, Mark, after he went back to Tech.
October 2006 - Dave has a love for all things SpiderMan so I thought it would be fun to surprise him with Cadence's own SpiderMan Halloween costume 4th of July
Lilly and Cadence

Swimming and fetching - two of her favorite things

Lying on the futon one last time before we got rid of it to make room for Luke's furniture
Obedience school graduation - December 2005

This is Cadence lying with her head on the windowsill in our bedroom, her typical daytime routine. I can't begin to tell you how much drool I havr cleaned off of this windowsill!!!
Luke and Cadence being introduced - April 2, 2008

Cadence sleeping by Luke's crib
June 5, 2008 - Best Buddies