Shelby Pants

Amy and her pal Shelby Pants.

I have no idea why Amy called the dog Shelby Pants one day not long after we got her, but it stuck. Amy seemingly just added a random word to Shelby's name, and we call her that pretty much every day. How funny is that? Tod will ask Reed "Did you walk the Pants?" (walking the dog after we get home from school each day is one of his chores now). Sounds so silly. Reed will say "I'm going to talk the Pants!" It makes me chuckle.

Amy is still hurting over not having Bobby in the family any more. She mentions him at least once a week, sometimes more. She's got a picture of him as the screen saver on her iPod Touch. In my head, I know we made the right decision for our family, but that doesn't make it any easier to know she's hurting over missing him. I sincerely hope he's in a good, happy home, and that time will make his absence easier for Amy.

Shelby has turned into a pretty good solo pet. Without another dog to fight with, she's pretty calm. It still seems she may never graduate from having to be in a crate when we're gone, but who knows. Maybe she'll grow up one day and stop chewing things up.