Oh holy Bandit.

    We have a dog named Bandit.  Not sure how many of you have saw the movie Marley and Me but he is our little Marley.  He's eaten everything possible and a couple of things that make you wonder, how the hell did he do it. Like, my pots for example.  Yep, he chewed those bad boys right up.  All probably because he was mad I went to a friends house.  He's emotional like that.
     Anyways, every time we leave for any amount of time, we always wench when we open the door and NOT see him standing there wagging his tail.  This is because if he isn't at the door it means that he has eaten/pooped/tore up things he shouldn't have.  God knows I love him, and when the sad time comes that he passes on, I won't be crying saying "Good bye clearance puppy" I'll be standing there crying "Goodbye deployment puppy".  I have scars from where he has gotten too rowdy and the house is tainted with teeth and nail marks from times he was left by his lonesome self and about every other day I yell how much I can't stand that damn dog. But, today, I watched our 3 year old lay on the ground next to him and pet him and he just laid there.  He would give her the occasional lick every now and then, but it melted my heart.  He is more of a good dog than he is a bad dog.  I guess I shouldn't get so mad at him, he is just a dog and I would be devastated if we ever lost him.  Just like family members, I now dread yet another day where I will lose another great loved one. 
I guess you could call this my Ode to Bandit.  Just a dog owner professing her love for her pal.  He's not just a man's best friend, he's this whole family's best friend. 

 when he was just a new pup

 another shot of him when he was still "todd"

 Bandit laying in front of the door, his fav. spot to lay

 getting use to his new home.  he was officially bandit then!

 fav sleeping position.

 he hates his picture being taken

 Him laying on his daddy like a damn baby hahaha

His tuggin rope.  He loves that thing!


Well I guess that is all for now.  Not much more to say to all of that.  If you have a dog/cat (even though I'm not a cat person haha) in your life, make sure that you give them extra pets, scratches, and good noms because it lets them know that you do love them. It's like a hug or kiss from your loved one, just in a dogs eyes.