As much as I love myself a good public holiday, Australia Day has become a bit controversial but I got the day off and that’s what good for me. It’s also the day that I adopted my new sausage dog, Marley. (Not my choice of a name, but I don’t want to change it.)

She’s a rescue dog and I pretty much explained the back story in another post. The meet-and-greet went very well, and well, I wanted to bring her home with me.

Long story short, I adopted her and picked her up on Australia Day. She’s still very puppy-like and I haven’t really had a puppy for a long, long time. The rescue organization told me I can return her within 2 weeks and my partner likes to remind me of that.

I constantly have to watch her because she is always up to something. If I take my eyes off of her for 10 seconds, she’s into something or doing something, but as I said, she’s still very puppy-like. She’s a handful, but she can be sweet. And she sleeps very well at night—this should be interesting when I have to work nights this week.

Anyway, she’s happy. She’s a picky eater, but she’s a sweet girl. Every time my partner reminds me of taking her back, I get upset. This sweet girl needs a loving home and you know something, she needs a home. I’m really looking forward to the years of love and companionship we give together.