Life With Daisy Mae from My Point of View

Daisy Mae. Our inquisitive and fun golden retriever. That look on her face when she stood at the partially closed door to my office. I think you will agree it was a look of “Why am I outside in the hallway while you are inside your office?”

I heard her come in, running down the hallway after playing outside. She stood at my office door, whining, trying to get my attention. When I turned to face her, she greeted me with a look of concern. Even though she had only been outside my door for about one minute, to her, it was one minute too long.

When this cuddly ball of fur came to us in early January 2024, a wonderful but challenging adventure began.

At the time, I was suffering from a severe case of shingles. (I will share about the shingles experience in another post.) It was painful for anything to touch my skin, especially Daisy Mae’s sharp puppy claws. If I wrapped a blanket around me and she sat in my lap with the blanket between us, we enjoyed a lot of snuggle time.

Overnight, it seems, she grew long legs, and now she loves to be outside running and playing with the cats. The cats aren’t sure about playing with her, but it doesn’t stop her.

Her best buddy, Monty (an English chocolate lab who belongs to our son), went home to Virginia two months ago. He was with us for almost a year, and she misses him. I’ll post some videos of the two of them playing. What fun!

Life with Daisy Mae is an adventure each day. She is intelligent, sweet, curious, and full of energy! We are doing our best to keep up with her.

More stories about Daisy Mae are coming soon. But until then, I leave you with our photogenic girl when she was a baby. In this picture, she was waiting for breakfast. She appears to be patiently waiting. More later about her patience.