Throwback: Gizmo

Seeing how it is Throwback Thursday in the Social Media world, I figured this would be a great way to introduce you to Gizmo!

In all his adorable, seven-pound glory...

Gizmo is a Papillon. It's French for "butterfly". The reason behind that is the facial markings and the long hair coming from under the ears. To be honest, Gizmo's hair isn't as impressive as some Papillons I've seen but I love him all the same. 

Before I got Gizmo, I did what any responsible pet owner does: I researched the breed. From what I found, Papillon was what I wanted and no one could talk me out of it. I'll tell you what, best decision of my life! 

Here's the story of how we met: I was at the mall, when I thought, "Hey, I like adorable puppies. Let's go have a look see in the pet store." I noticed the Papillon because that's the kind of dog I have wanted. This perfect little ball of black and white fluff there in a lucite cage of sadness. At this point in his young life, Gizmo was being fed. Now, this wouldn't be too exciting for the normal human being but what he did whilst eating incontrovertibly sealed our fate.

Gizmo was eating out of the same bowl as another puppy. I don't know what was going through his cute, fluffy little head but for some unknown reason, Gizmo stopped eating and pulled the other puppy away from the bowl by the tail. Now, to most people I'm sure this would be considered an act of defiant selfishness. "How dare he?" you might exclaim. To me, being a Ginger and understanding the need for boundaries and food, I saw it as the cutest bond between puppy and human that could come to be so soon in a relationship. 

That was the end of it. He was mine and I was his.

Lavish in all the adorableness that is Gizmo.