Annabelle

Have you ever met a dog so happy and playful that you thought maybe Pharrell Williams wrote "Happy" from Despicable Me 2 about her? Well, if you haven't, you should! Meet Miss Annabelle, who is one of the most playful, joyful, and excited-about-life dogs I've met.

I love everything!

Annabelle is a 1-1.5 year old brindle hound mix who takes every opportunity to enjoy life that she can. When we first got her out of her kennel and outside, she was so excited to be outside that she tried galloping, yes galloping, towards the playpen.

Pounce

Once we were inside the playpen, she starting sprinting around with her toy. She LOVES toys. She LOVES sprinting. She LOVES running, fetching, sitting for hot dogs, cuddles, happy voices, and probably just about everything else!

Here's a cute video of her having a blast in the grassy pen!

She's very quick and athletic and knows how to retrieve (will bring it back to your vicinity although not quite your hand yet) and is super happy chasing balls, soft toys, or anything you throw.

Pretty Annabelle!

If you don't want to throw toys, not to worry, she will sometimes throw them to herself!

Ahhhh I lOVE playbows!

Annabelle has a really nice soft coat and she loves being held and pet. She will curl up on your lap and give you face kisses until you put her down, because, as I said, she seems to be happy doing anything!

Annabelle will calm down and sit very nicely for hot dogs and she has a nice gentle mouth. She will actually hold the sit for a long time without jumping up or getting impatient. We learned this while trying to get pictures of her, which often takes patience for both the dog and me. And patient she was!

Sitting in anticipation of goodness (=hot dogs)

She is definitely a high energy dog and played with us for quite a while before getting tired. She made us laugh a lot because of her funny antics and sheer joy of simply being outside with her toy.

Gotcha!

On the way back inside she walked nicely on the leash. She definitely calms down once she's had her exercise!

The inquisitive look!

She would be a great dog to run or play in the park with. She's quite smart and food motivated and so in my opinion, she'd be really easy (and a lot of fun!) to train.

Come meet this happy, sweet baby -- she will do her best to keep you happy too!