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Alyssa never liked the fluffy abomination that her sister bought her as a house warming gift.
Ada told her that it was spaniel of some kind and Alyssa had rolled her eyes and snarked," Yes, very helpful, Ada. 'A spaniel of some kind' - it is a wonder that you have not been expelled yet for your incredible lack of brains!"
Her mother scolded her for being rude to her sister and told Alyssa that, even if she had moved out, she wasn't too old to be grounded for bullying her sister.
Alyssa stuck her tongue out but relented.
She said a very sour thank you to Ada for the fluffy abomination and resolved to get her sister back for giving her something unwanted.
The puppy loved the tall creature that she was bought for.
Her tail wagged happily as the woman - one of three blondes in the room - stared down at her.
They were all talking - presumably about her - and her tail wagged even faster.
The tallest one - her human - was yelling about something.
She jumped up, tail wagging as she yapped happily.
"I love you!" She barked," You are so pretty! I love you so much!"
Her human barely gave her a glance.
Alyssa never liked the fluffy abomination that her sister bought her as a house warming gift.
She named the dog Sadie.
It was a pretty name for a very annoying dog.
Alyssa didn't understand how the thing had gotten so attached to her.
It followed her everywhere, somehow deciding that Alyssa was the one for her - the pack leader, the alpha in their home, the one whose bed was always warm.
She could scarcely come home from her work without it yapping at her, tail wagging happily.
Alyssa couldn't even go to the bathroom without it following her, sitting down on the floor and staring up at her when she took a bath or making itself comfortable on her feet as she brushed her teeth.
Regardless of how annoying it was though, Alyssa didn't get rid of it.
Her house was in a small village in the middle of the countryside.
She hadn't made friends with any of the villagers and the little puppy was her only company outside of work.
The puppy loved the tall creature that she was bought for.
Her human was so elegant and so very smart.
Books were stacked neatly on every available surface in their house.
Her human had named her Sadie.
Sadie loved her new name.
She followed her human around their house all the time.
Sometimes her human would be tired after she got home from whatever she did when she left Sadie alone.
Sometimes she would fall asleep on the sofa with her hand cradled to her chest and Sadie would jump onto the armchair and drag the blanket over to her human to keep her warm as she slept.
Sadie's human had bought her a puppy bed a few weeks ago and had placed it in the corner of the living room, near the sofa.
Sadie didn't like it at all.
She preferred sleeping on the floor next to her human's bed - just to check that she was okay during the night.
Alyssa never liked the fluffy abomination that her sister bought her as a house warming gift.
It liked to pee all over the house.
Sometimes it was excitement.
Sometimes, Alyssa thought that it was just to spite her.
Either way her 'spaniel of some kind' needed to be potty trained.
Alyssa deemed it to be a necessity.
She spent her entire weekend teaching Sadie not to pee on the corner of the sofa and in the kitchen.
She approached the problem like she approached her programming - methodical and stern.
She taught Sadie the difference between right and wrong and where to pee and where not to pee.
She chose to not react when the puppy licked her hand and gently ate the treats that were offered to it.