Ziggy...

Some of you may have kids, some may be taking care of your parents or siblings, but I have a dog. Jeremy and I call her our "fur baby". I adore her! We don't have kids yet so we definitely have made Ziggy our baby. She is not "spoiled" in the since that we buy her clothes or feed her people food, but she is well loved! She sleeps in our bed, she listen when you talk to her, and she almost never interrupts, unless she doesn't like what you are saying and then she ever so nicely will whack you on the head or arm with her paw while she glares at you. She is a dog, I know this, but she has more personality than some people I have met! She has an attitude and will argue with you if you tell her no. When she gets mad, she will sit really close to you and stare at you and when you reach out to touch her she will jerk her head away and glare in your direction. She has a mind of her own. But when I am sad or stressed she sits next to me and cuddles with me. She listens to me read her pharmacology, med/surg, and anything else in nursing. She naps with me, and runs around outside with me. She never judges me or says mean things to me (granted she can't talk), she always loves me and gets excited everytime I walk in the door. She is my buddy! I know she is just a dog to some of you, but to me she is my companion that I love to spend time with! I hope you all have something in your life that brings you as much joy and comfort as Ziggy does to me!