For all of you who love Maddie's antics - the last 2 years have not been dull at the Martin household, when I adopted Maddie I knew that I was going to fun and laughter and work (not in that order) but I did not realize that there would be:

-The rabbit in the house story (Maddie wanted me to see the rabbit that she caught in the backyard so she brought it into the house to share with me). and me screaming "Drop the bunny, followed by want a cookie" to get her to drop it.

-The Great Protector- Barking at the mechanical lit deer that Jan (now Zoey's mom) had out at Christmas time last year

-Spa day at playgroup- for her royal highness after she works up running so hard she likes to pamper herself with mud- first time she did this when my Dad (her grampy) was visiting in January of this year. She did it yesterday as well.

-and everyone's recent favorite at BBH 07- the door eating incident when a few of us went out to dinner for 1 1/2 hours and Maddie had managed to chew the door. Harry Potter had the death eaters in their books- we have Maddie the door eater and the WHOLE hotel knew about it the next morning- talk about being famous MADS.

These are just a few of our stories but ones that most of you know, the others include her get her rearend kicked by my friends cat when we were visiting in PA on our way to visit my parents on Nantucket for a week,
Maddie's first high speed ferry trip. Seeing her try to get her sea legs was quite comical (ferry travels at almost 40 miles an hour) and needing a crash helmet when she goes up and down the stairs in the house.

but all in all- she has brought greyt joy and comfort to me in my life (she is a good nurse when I have been sick) and others that she has touched in the last 2 years. Especially people that she meets at M&G they all want to take her home, the people at Southminister the assisted living we go to for pet therapy, when I go there without her, they only ask me where she is and don't ask about me (they all love her that much) I am just her driver.

So I raise my Diet coke to Maddie on our 2nd gotcha day and say thanks for the joy, laughs, and sometimes tears (yes tears) she has brought me and the new groups of friends that I have met through her. and yes she is getting a frosty paw today!!
Hugs

Amy and Maddie

Happy gottcha day Madz.

Your boyfriend Ritter (aka: pimp daddy)

PS. have mom get our the peaunt butter frosty's....

Happy Gotcha Day Maddie!!! Glad to hear you were celebrating with a day at the (mud) spa. We wish you many more gotcha's with you and your Mom.

Happy gotcha day!
Glad she made your life a little more, eh, interesting!

Happy Gotcha Day, Maddie, & many, many more!

Happy Gotcha Day Maddie from your M&G friend Harley. U R such a lucky hound - I Jus lub ur Mommy!!!!

Thankz ebberbody thiz isz MaDdie- I haz a greatz gotcha day witz my Mommy - we bonded and spent the day together in the backyard and I hadz a frosty paw or 2. I dug a few holes for her too!. She says that wez arez get a visitor this Friday and therefores we cant go to open House- So no fun run for me to run forwards or sideways like I diz last time) maybe you knows this visitor - he is going to be my foster brudder for a little while. His name is Califano. I am goings to show him the ropes (though no door chewing Mommy told me I have no idea what she is talking about) I need to be on my best behaouvoirs she says- like sharing my toys, and Mommy with him while he is looking for a fo4ever home. - He is going to go for car rides with us and to Meet and greets as well.

thankz again

Madz- the door eater, sideways runner and entertainer of GFNC

The next time you want a mud bath, Maddie, make mommy put your pearls on--that's what Princesses do!

Make sure you teach Califano everything you know (well, almost everything, you might want to edit it a bit) so he can find a forever home too!

Best wishes from Trooper and his new brother Milo.

Happy gotcha day Maddie !!!

Gary

Amy, I think it is great that you love her so much. Way to go Maddie.