Welcome to The Along Came A Dog Blog!

Five days ago, my boyfriend (aka Himself) and I got our first puppy (against my landlord's wishes, but they don't need to know! haha). I knew I would never become one of those people who gushes over their pets or babies, or treat their pets like babies. Yet, my puppy has had such a profound influence on me in those five short days, that I am excited to talk to other dog owners. I'm not here to gush or talk about his bowel movements, just run a dignified blog that hopefully will be a source of information for me and others, and a chuckle for everyone else.

A bit about me:
I am a writer, and currently make my living as the Mystery Maiden, writing murder mystery games for sale at Shot In The Dark Mysteries. I have been dealing with the stay-in-bed-for-two-days-at-a-time side of depression, as well as trying to overcome generalized anxiety disorder. This is important to understand when I say that in the past five days, my stupid "I love my puppy" grin has not left my face. A bit about my puppy:
Our dog is a golden lab and is almost 9 weeks old. His name is Coburn, naamed after a street in Edinburgh on which Himself and I lived years ago. The street is actually called Cockburn, but most people don't know how to pronounce it properly, so I'll spell it phonetically.

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