Your very first dog

[andrea_NMAggie]

My first dog was Rambo, a yorkie mix. He was a "gift" for my 15th birthday. We had rambo for 12 wonderful years. I remember when I first got him, my mom had so many "rules". Like: the dog will not beg at the table, must be taken for a walk every day, brushed once a day, bathed once a week. Not to mention, he wasn't allowed on the sofa or in our bedrooms. Needless to say, Rambo wore my parents down...and within a year, he was sleeping at my parents feet, taste-testing our dinners before we even said Grace! Yes, Rambo was spoiled...but not rotten, just with lots of love. When I moved out after college, he got to stay with Mom & Dad...afterall, they had much more time to spend with him (and could afford to feed him the "quality" of food that he'd grown accustomed to. Rambo died last year, on Father's Day It was a very sad sad thing to hear. He waited for my parents to come home from their Saturday skydiving...and just before dinner went up and said his goodbyes to mom & dad. It still gets me choked up to tell the story. I don't think there will ever be a dog as awesome as my Rambo. I know he's having a great time in doggie heaven.