Pebbles

Let me start by saying how amazing and loving my baby girl is. She has brought me so much joy and happiness in my life. My baby is a two-year-old blonde Chihuahua named Pebbles. She was brought into my life in January of 2020 as a late Christmas gift from my oldest son. I couldn’t have her sooner than that because she was probably still too small and was still nursing. When my son had told me a little after Christmas that what he really wanted to get me was a puppy but couldn’t find one; I immediately went online and began my search. Only ten minutes later, I found her. The cutest and smallest little face on an ad on Craigslist. I quickly messaged my son at work and let him know I found a Chihuahua. When he told me to call, I did just that and made sure they knew I wanted her, and I wanted her at that very moment. The next day I went to get my baby and oh my goodness when I saw the guy carrying her out of the car I almost ran up to him and just snagged her right out of his hands. I was in love.

I am a single disabled mom of two amazing young men, but before Pebbles, I was truly struggling with my depression. Not too long before I got Pebbles, I had lost another Chihuahua I had for fourteen years. So getting Pebbles had me wanting to get up again. Well, more like made me get up again. Puppies are a real handful. So I had no room for being down in the dumps with her. She had so much attitude at only eight weeks old. If I didn’t look at her she would give out this high-pitched loud but tiny, what she called, bark, until I looked right at her. This tiny little adorable thing had an attitude for days.

Two years later, her attitude is still with her and has only gotten so much bigger, it’s her way or no way. My boys say I spoil her too much, but I don’t think it’s enough. We may not have many outdoor adventures together due to my physical limits, but we sure do have a lot of fun together regardless.

Every day Pebbles demands back rubs and back scratches. If you try to ignore the fact that she is asking for a rub, she will literally bury her head in your lap, hold it there, and if you don’t know what she wants or touch her when she does that, she will do her super loud high pitched bark right in your face until you give her what she wants. Once she lifts her head on her own in her own time, then and only then is she done with you. She expects full-body massages almost nightly. When I say full body, she wants everything massaged, her back, neck, temples, ears, paws, pads, tail, chest, legs, and don’t forget in between her eyes. She loves it. Pebbles turns over when she’s ready for me to massage her chest, then again when and if she wants her back rubbed again. She is so cute. Oh, and don’t dare forget about her spa music playlist; that’s a must.

There is more to her than just being spoiled. I have sleep apnea and for those that aren’t too sure what that is, it’s just where people tend to stop breathing throughout the night. So almost every single night this happens to me. Usually, I wake myself up because it causes me to choke and I wake up coughing and gasping for air. But there are the few times when I actually don’t wake up on my own. And that is where Pebbles comes to the rescue. I wasn’t aware that she did this, but she checks on me every single night. She will literally sit right next to my face and stare at me. When she notices that I stop breathing, she will jump on my chest and give one of her loud high pitched barks until I wake up.

Pebbles is adorable, and I didn’t know she could do this as well, but she checks to make sure that I am breathing by sticking her entire nose into my nostril. She’s hilarious. I love her so much. Dogs are amazing and should be cherished by those that have them. They learn by watching even if we can’t or don’t teach them. I cannot imagine my life without her. If I am sad she knows and will not allow me to cry. If I am angry she will make sure to put a smile on my face by grabbing one of her toys and placing it down right in front of me or next to me. She is not only an amazing little alarm system and literal lifesaver, but she is my best friend.