We have a dog....

Fact: I am not fond of animals.

Fact: Meredith IS fond of animals, or at least of dogs.

Fact: On December 20, 2010 we officially adopted a female beagle of undetermined age.

Her name is Eva (because the only pet I have ever wanted is the robot Wall-E. Since I can't have Wall-E as a pet, we named the she-dog Eva as the closest substitute).  We don't know her age because the shelter estimated her age at five years while the vet estimated it to be seven.

This dog bays loudly at squirrels at 6.00am and whenever we leave her alone in the house.  While we weren't looking, she jumped onto the counter, stole a pancake and breakfast burrito, and hid them in our couch and bed.  She has escaped from her kennel and greeted us at the door with trash strewn across the floor behind her.  She has taken hold of her food bowl with her teeth and shaken it until all the food was scattered around our bedroom.  She will not let me sit or lay anywhere in our house without coming over and laying down on or next to me.  We can't have our windows open because she will not stop begging to be taken outside until the blinds are closed.

Fact:  I am now fond of this particular beagle.  You have to admire her style.