Squishy Burrito

My Dog Squishy Burrito died this morning. It was pretty hard to swallow the fact that our small furry member of the family passed on. She was pretty amazing for a Chihuahua as she never barked (except when she didn't know who they where and made it known that they where a friend) and always wanted to snuggle with you. remember that line in Finding Nemo when Dory is talking to the small jelly fish? And I shall Call him squishy and the squishy shall be mine? That is where we got the name for our little dog. My favorite memory of her was after we would give her a bath, she would run around the living room and roll and army crawl across the floor trying to get dry. It was a funny sight to see.

Myron often went running and on a few rare occasions I would run with him. We would start out and get almost halfway down the pasture when Squishy would notice. She would run as fast as her short little legs could carry her and would catch up to us. She would then proceed to run along with us until we made it back to the house.

She was a momma from the beginning. She wasn't old enough to have puppies yet, but when our dog Snuggles had her first batch she was right there. Even though the puppies where twice the size as she was she wanted to nurse them. She was so sore and we had to lock her up so that she would heal.

Peanut Butter was a fun thing to have on hand when Squishy was around. If it got stuck on the roof of her mouth she looked like a furry little frog. her tongue flicking back and forth in her mouth desperately trying to get the sticky substance off.

We where mean one time and put tape on the bottom of her paws. She thought that was weird. She would pick up one leg really high and put it down to pick up the next one. picture a mini Thoroughbred with out the horse like traits and you have a poor Squishy Burrito.


She was a sweet dog. I am going to miss her a lot and I wish that things could have gone differently. But she gave us ten wonderful years of protection, laughter and most of all love.
Rest In Peace Squishy Burrito. I'll see you on the other side.