March 12, 2008


Dear Marlene,

I just wanted to share some pictures of Marley with you. She is now 7 months old and is still
growing like a weed! She is almost as tall as our King Shepherd, Logan, and can now match
him when it comes to wrestling. They get along wonderfully together.

Marley is everything I expected her to be - smart, sweet, stubborn and cuddly. She learns
very quickly and is smart enough to decide when to obey and when to outright defy me. In
the end, though, she always does what she's told, even if she tries to get away with things.
She is basically a very good puppy.

I just love her disposition. She has the right amount of independence mixed in with a great
big dollop of devotion and loyalty. She is so affectionate that I call her my Velcro dog.
Marley loves to curl up next to me and be hugged, and she follows me everywhere. She's
great with strangers and other dogs and will play for hours on end.

Marley goes to the vet this coming Friday to have her upper baby canines extracted. They
never fell out when the adult canines came in, and the vet is worried they could cause
problems down the road. They'll give her a very light anesthesia and she'll be able to come
home a few hours after the procedure. I'll get her weighed on Friday when I take her in. Her
last weigh-in, which was only a few weeks ago, she was 78.9 pounds, so I'm expecting her
to be 85-90 pounds by now. She is a very big girl!

I hope all is well with you. I'm sure you're looking forward to spring - I know we are!

 Take care,
 
 Laura