I remember vaguely being plucked away from my fellow litter-mates that fateful day. There comes a time in every pup’s life when they are taken away to a new home and to a new adventure. Little did I know that the world I was about to enter would be one of chaos and noise. Sure I adore my owners and would lay down my life to protect them, despite my small size. However, in a home of seven children and two parents there is bound to be some conflict.

My first car ride was both exhilarating and terrifying. It was quite difficult to keep track of all the trees swooshing by and lick the faces of four children at the same time. The youngest of them shrieked with joy every time my little tongue swept her cheek. This alone caused me to get a bit excited myself. Thankfully my masters forgave me for the tiny puddle of urine I had left on the seat.

Upon arriving to my new home I was rather taken back. There was something here I had never encountered before, stairs. This mountainous thing stood in my way whenever my many masters would venture away from me. Since I was much too small to climb them myself I would explore the rooms I could. My favorite spot soon became the kitchen. There was a large window that reached from floor to ceiling that I could see the yard from and every so often a master would come along and open it for me!

However, not everyone slept in one place as my siblings and I had. I soon learned that the parents and all of the children slept on the second level far from where I could reach them due to the dreaded staircase. At least that is what I had originally thought. You see there was one who never went up and yet it took some time for me to learn where it was she went to slumber.

It happened a few days after I had made myself at home. The sun was just lighting up the sky in bright bursts of pink and purple. One of the daughters had kindly let me outside to relieve myself when I heard the most curious sound. Something was pounding along the ground, something big. Then I saw it galloping towards me on four legs. The giant crash landed nearly on top of me whipping strings of excited drool all over the place I had just marked.