Allow me to introduce y’all to our precious little Princess Dax, our 5 year old Border Aussie, pictured here with her very own puppy quilt. My partner and I adopted her almost a year ago and she has brought so much joy into our lives, so I wanted to give her a special gift to make her feel treasured. We spoil the pants off of this dog and this quilt is just one more way for me to treat her like the fancy little princess she is. She was named after Dax on Star Trek Deep Space Nine because she’s got cute little Trill spots!
When we got Dax, she had clearly been mistreated in her life and the previous owners neglected her. She had fleas, some kind of weird butt fungus, she was filthy, and would flinch sometimes when we’d reach to pet her, but she was such a sweet little baby who was ready to be part of a family who would treat her right. The day we got her, she was so ready to come home that she jumped right in the car with us without much of a goodbye to her previous family, it’s like she knew from the moment we met that, after two different homes, she’d finally found her forever family. The connection was instantaneous! Since then she’s really gotten comfortable here and is loving her life, she’s a highly intelligent sweetheart that seems to have a remarkable respect for life in all its forms, from the tiniest bug to the tallest human; Dax is always ready to make new friends! She’s also super sweet with children including babies, she’s a remarkably gentle dog. Her favorite snacks are Puppy Pasta (it’s literally just plain pasta tossed with basil and parsley and she LOVES IT), broccoli, bites of tortilla, pineapples, peanut butter, greek yogurt, herb crusted baked chicken, and apples. Sometimes I even mix up some greek yogurt with peanut butter and banana and stick it in the freezer to give her a little teaspoon of “puppy ice cream” on hot days.
Since she’s gotten her own quilt, she’s become obsessed with it. She has her own little spot on the couch and we ensure her quilt is always laid out on her spot. She’s always gotta have at least some part of her body on her quilt and it’s very sweet to see her snuggled up with it. She’s very fuzzy and gets hot easily, so I made hers a summer quilt and used a salvaged sheet in place of batting so that she could use it year-round. The corner has a crown applique with her name hand embroidered onto it and we chose the fabrics together, I picked the colors and she chose the prints she most liked the smell of. I quilted this with a criss-cross pattern and used pastel pink and blue threads, which was inspired by the colors on Princess Peach’s crown. I’m really happy with this piece and it makes me feel good that she loves it as much as she does, I think it makes her feel special.
