Getting to know us?

I have decided that since our blog is still somewhat new, it would be fun and possibly a good idea to introduce each member of our little family. Suzanne and I have not been married very long so we don't have any children, but we do have a stinky doggy! And today being her 10 month birthday, Maya gets the honor of receiving the first bio of our family.

Measuring in at 26 inches tall at the shoulder and over 3 feet long from butt to nose, weighing in at 75 pounds at only 10 months old she is the biggest baby I have ever seen! Oh wait... she is a puppy... I guess that's a little different. Maya has one of the sweetest, most loving, and playful spirits I have ever seen in a dog. We bought her down in Eureka back in the middle of December when she was not even 4 months old, and she has changed a great deal since then.

Some of the highlights are:

• Maya chucking her lunch all over the back of my car and her sister Max, on the way home from Eureka.
• Maya and Max fighting for dominance when they spend time at my parents house.
• Maya chasing the neighbors cat down the street and into another neighbors backyard.
• The holes in the dirt in the backyard.
• Running full speed at the park and knocking Suzanne and I on our butts when she doesn't stop in time.
• Maya growing so big that she hardly fits in her bed anymore.
• Getting Maya so wild she runs circles around the backyard as fast as she can, juking and turning crazy without watching where she is going.
  
• Waking Maya up early in the morning and seeing her mose around the yard super tired and glomoe'd.
  
• Having the kids in the neighborhood over and watching Maya sniff their butts and crotches all in turn.
• Having Maya make us laugh every day.
• Getting Maya to bark and run around by making weird faces and motions that freak her out.
• Having Maya sass back at us when we tell her to stop barking at night.
• Watching the wheels turn in Maya's head when you talk to her, making you fully believe she understands what we are saying.
  
• Seeing poor Maya all drugged up after her hysterectomy and then going insanely wild in the backyard the next day.
• Missing Maya when we are gone on road trips where she can't come.
• Maya being so nice and loving to me when I was sick.
• Having everyone comment on how gorgeous or beautiful Maya is when we take her out or on walks.
  

Some future highlights:

• Taking Maya camping with us wherever we go.
• Having Maya accompany us to the Brinton Family Reunion in August.
• Continually having Maya make us laugh everyday.
• A million more things we can't even imagine.

Here is pretty Maya laying on and off her bed a little bit. When we let her inside she knows right where to go and to lay down and wait for us to come love on her.

Here is Maya at the park, she loves coming to the park and running whole hog for a while. She and Suz are pals and love to hang out and rest after running so much.

Neither Suzanne or I can outrun this stinker, she always chases us down and runs in front of us to make us stop running from her. Sometimes she will run 200 or more yards at full speed to catch up to or find one of us hiding or running from her.

One of the best things about this dog is her quirks and weird tendencies. For some reason when she is in the grass she loves to lay down with her hind legs extended and her butt flat like this. I have never seen a large dog do this! One of my favorite things to do with her is when she is like this, getting her to army crawl to me over several feet of ground, it is super cute when she crawls to you all excited!


Two nights ago, Suzanne and I were throwing a tennis ball in the backyard for Maya to play with. She ran around pouncing on the ball for a while but one time she got so excited and wild that she started running as fast as she could in circles in the backyard. She ran around several times and started to circle back toward Suzanne and I. When she approached us, she decided to turn and circle away again. When she did, her front legs slipped in the wettish grass and her whole front end went down on her chin. Since she was running full speed and because she continued to power forward with her back legs, she slid on her chin for at least 3 or 4 feet before getting her front legs going and running again. When I discovered blood on my arm and on my shirt a minute later we found she had a nasty scrape on her chin, hahahaha. Poor doggy gets so wild sometimes!

Thanks for being in our lives Maya, you bring such joy and fun to our lives every day and we love you!