June 17, 1994

What better way to begin the next set of 500 posts? (i.e. this is HofG post #501)

Born in a puppy mill in Nebraska, moved to Kansas within a few weeks, shipped to a mall pet store in Fairview Park, OH.

Purchased by humans actually visiting pug breeders all day; unhappy with the breeders, the humans then stopped at every pet store on the way home in search of the elusive pug.

8:50pm, 10 minutes before closing, a particularly non-Puggish fluffy white snowball who constantly gnawed on our fingers won our hearts and came home.

Best.  Dog.  Ever.

Happy 15th birthday, Sam!!!!