We hadn't really planned on getting another dog but look at that baby face. We bought Daphney about four months before we got married. She weighed eight ounces when we bought her. She now weighs 5 pounds.

Daphney is a female, pure-bred Maltese. She's a delight. She never went through that destructive puppy phase and it only took her a month or so to get house broken.

She's even better now. On the rare occasion that she does something bad, she gives herself a time out. She'll go sit in a corner by herself for about two hours (much longer than we would punish her). When she thinks she's done enough time, she'll come and apologize to us.

It works both ways though. If we do something that makes her mad she'll hold it against us for hours.

She gets along really well with Elmo. They don't really play, mostly he just looks after her. Occasionally she will jump on his and pull the hair out of his tail or ears. Elmo just sits there and takes it like a good brother until she gets tired.

Daphney never has really like to play with toys. She likes the idea that we're giving one to her but once she has it, she drops it and goes back to laying down. Laying down is her favorite thing to do. If there's a blanket around, she's under it.

She does do two tricks well. She gives high five or she'll wave hello so you'll pet her.

In 2004 we took Daphney in to get her teeth cleaned. They discovered she has a faulty heart valve. We're controlling it with medication and she's doing great! She hasn't lost a step!