Where she makes nice

Yes, I love you
London, ON
April 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Calli the Wonderschnauzer is not an easy dog to own. She's incredibly loud, doesn't listen particularly well, and when she isn't nipping at our elbows and toes, can often be found barfing on the living room rug. She could just as easily aim for the open floor, but she prefers the rug.

And yet...

We use those two words often around here. Because for all her nuttiness, she's quite the little lovebug. When she wants to, she'll follow you around the house, almost tripping underfoot lest she miss even a second of together-time. She'll roll up into a ball and tuck herself into you wherever you happen to be sitting, even if you're in the middle of a Microsoft Teams meeting. Or, as she's doing here with Dahlia, she'll jump into bed for a cuddle and a kiss.

She's a big suck, then. A brassy, misbehaving suck, but also one who, when she decides it's the right time, will stop at nothing to connect with her people.

I still have to watch my face lest she take a chunk out of my nose. And I don't think I'll ever trust her alone in the living room, because, you know, Schnauzer.

But this one's got heart to spare. And even if that heart comes in a decidedly imperfect, always-unpredictable package, I don't know what our life would look like without her. Nor do I want to know.

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