Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow marks the birth of Penny Lane Austin, cute dog extraordinaire. Actually, July 15th just happens to be the birthdate I gave PL. They said she was 7 weeks old when I got her, so based on a little counting backwards, I hypothesized. Here's a little look at Penny throughout the years:


Here is the picture that was posted of PL on Petfinder. As if I ever had a chance at saying no to that face.



She was good lookin' from the start, even during her awkward teenage years.



Penny loved living with Mary Ellen, the dog whisperer (seriously, all the tricks she knows are due to ME's animal training skills. Thank you BSC for making ME do all those little behavioral experiments with rats).



Penny's first years in Birmingham were full of fun and games. She never complained! Even when we did this:



Now PL can be found lounging on the couch, playing with her favorite toy, Octavius (who has since been reduced to a stuffingless shell), and sometimes even doing this:



Did hell freeze over in Louisiana??

I look forward to many more years with this little munchkin. Here's to the hippest dog on the block.