Now Gina is not your average dog. In fact 75% of the time she was a pain in the butt. She always chewed up my shoes and pulled things from the line. Once she even ate my bikini and christmas lights. She even chewed our sofa covers zipper which is now beyond repair and no garbage bag was left in one piece. She stole the neighbour's stuff and worst of all dragged our neighbour's son's dirty diapers into the yard. The funny thing is you would never catch her in the act. You would only see the evidence.For those of you who have seen Marley and me...she is like a smaller female version of him (personality not breed)
However...I loved that dog so much. She had the sweetest personality and the biggest most understanding eyes. She loved to cuddle and if you were not careful she would end up on your lap and licking your face in a matter of seconds. As soon as you would reach to touch her she would throw herself onto the ground and open her legs so that you could rub her belly. And once she got excited the only thing that could calm her down is to play with here ears.
We have these doors that can be halfway opend at the top so that you could chat with people outside without having to open your entire door. It did not take her too long to figure out how to jump over them and soon it was almost impossible to keep her out of the house and off the sofa.
She recently had pups and the only how we knew she was pregnant at first was because she could not quite get over the door because she got stuck by her belly. We were so concerned for her pups becaus of her hyperactive personality. Once she had the pups she was a great mother. For the first couple of days I would always check in on them and tell her what a great job she did at being a mom and somehow she had such an understanding look in her eyes I could swear she understood every word I was saying.
We had recently fenced in a part of our yard so that the dogs had an area for themselves and we would not have to tie them because of paranoid neighbours and the horrible people who threw poison into the road. That fence and gate did not stop gina and soon she was jumping over that too.
Gina was truely a special dog and my family and her pups will miss her, of that I am sure. There was never a dull moment with her and she was a blessing to be around. I have grown up with dogs and they have acted on my behalf a number of times and have always been around to protect me and keep me safe . They never refused a hug and have always been there to listen to me. I know to some it may seem strange to have such a deep love for an animal. For us our animals are more than just pets...they are a part of our family.
Gina as a puppy
R.I.P Gina
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