Person's best friend..

Yes, I know, the phrase is "man's best friend." But I'm not a man, I'm a woman. And I think the expression should be editted considering how far women have come.

Saturday, April 2, 2001, Andrea and I each bought a Yorkshire terrier. I chose the boy and named him Bosten, and she named her girl Jayla.

At first Andrea was only going to buy one, but then Mom made the stupid mistake of opening her big mouth and making a stupid suggestion. Now we have two.

The little rascals are six weeks old, teething, and as adorable as you can imagine. It's so hard to peel your eyes away from them for a second because they are so cute, and since they are so young, better you don't take your eyes off them. They like to explore.. and chew. Jayla has more teeth than Bosten. When he bites you, or should I say nibbles you, because he has old-man-with-dentures teeth.

Of course the thought of raising a puppy scares me, worries me. I bet it's good practice for becoming a parent, so I hope I do a good job with Bosten. I believe I did pretty good with Sparkie, but I was so young when we bought him, Mom and Dad did all the training. This will be a brand new experience for me.

The parents fell in love with them both. In fact, Dad wanted to steal Bosten from me. My biggest worry was introducing him to Danny, who prefers larger dogs like Rottweilers. Thankfully, he fell for him just as hard and fast as I did. Here I thought I was gaining a cuddle buddy, but my number one is now stealing my new one away! I don't mind though. I love him so much more seeing how he is with a little puppy. And if he is this great with puppies, I can only imagine how great a father he will make.

The thing I love most about dogs: No matter how bad a day your having, and how you think nothing will brighten it up, in walks your puppy. He cuddles up besides you, probably licks your hand or face. You can't help but respond and end up forgetting what you were even worrying about in the first place. They sure do know how to turn the bad times around.

Person's best friend? Darn right!

~Erin Lester