Hi and welcome back. I am going to get things going on the dogs, not too obvious from the title. Molly our new fuzz ball is a lakeland terrier. Not really what I thought we would be going for in a dog but she is wonderful. Full of energy and playful as every puppy is. The transition from dog owner to a family with no dog was tough. Cole was very much part of the fabric and he to this day has managed to leave clumps of dog hair around the house. I cleaned some out of the corner of a closet this past weekend. Maybe that is more a comment on my vacuuming skills? Anyway, we said we would go without and not leap into another dog/pet take the summer and see. Well we lasted about 4 weeks. It was so strange to have no dog around. My biggest concern was getting another lab. I love the breed and the temperament is so people friendly. But there is the hair and other things that come with labs, such as the desire to roll in stuff and swim all the time even in the cold weather. But to be honest if I got another lab I would be looking for Cole and that is not fair to any dog or to our family. So along comes the debate. Smaller, non-shedding, nothing to fluffy, something with some spunk. The list went on. We had started to investigate wire hair fox terriers, but they were not ready for ownership when we contacted the breeder, in fact they were not born yet. Then we were told about the lakeland terrier, I am not a terrier guy so I use google and look them up. Seems possible they would work. I contacted a breeder who is currently holding 2 puppies that are almost 6 months. Murphy and Molly.
Lets skip ahead a smidge. I am not the best person to pick dogs. I tend to be more of a give me that one and lets go, so no real process. But this time I came with a list of things. We met Murphy first, he was in and out and done with us in 2 seconds, he has more important things then the people in the room. Which is ok but he also was having some teeth issues which may have been a trip to the vet to have some baby teeth pulled. That said I am not big on vet bills. Molly was next and there was that immediate charm, she was sitting with Traci and by sitting it was just at her feet, but she came in the room full of energy and said hello and then boom she was calm checking us all out and then sitting. Loved that part of her, still love that part of her. She is a people dog and that is great by us.
Back to contact with the breeder, I am wondering why these 2 dogs are still there. Well murphy is a male and he is very dominant personality according to the breeder she had never seen a pup with that much personality at such a young age. Already lifting the leg and so on. So why is Molly still there. Well it is simple she has a little kink in her tail. it was probably broken at birth or some place along the way and the conformation is not right for a show dog. We not needing a show dog don't mind the twist in the tail. So Molly would be coming home with us.
Now when thing work out or come together like this I am always amazed. Sort of a seek and ye shall find attitude. It is like looking for that one specific gift for a person and you find it right away. You go yeah! that is it!. Well it all just kind of works. We get Molly and we have a slightly older pup and life is good.
We are back to dog people again. The space that our pets fill in our hearts is a unique one. I know Molly is not Cole and Cole was not Coco our first lab. Coco was a rescue with many issues mostly due to abuse. She was a loving dog, we have pictures of Sinclaire at about 2 reading leaning back against Coco. She loved us and we loved her. Sadly here hips and knees gave out at 10 and she did not make it to old age. Cole he was ours from a pup. All the good and bad that he brought as he had his moments. But now we have Molly, again the special place that animals take in our home and hearts is really a unique space. They make you think about things. They take your mind off your troubles, they make you go for walks when it is cold or raining. They even make you go for walks when you head is full of work related garbage. But when you are out there with them that garbage gets sorted out and thrown away.
I hold all the dogs in my life in special places. I have favourites for sure. I hope I have given them something that resembles a happy and fulfilled life. As is always the case they give more to us humans unconditionally than we realize. I am for that reason thankful that we choose to have these four legged family members.
One thing I did when I had taken Cole in to the vet, this was a few month's before he died. I sat down on the floor and got really close to him. I thanked him. I told him what he meant to us as a family. I told him I was not ready to see him go. I wanted him to stay with us for a very long time. I told him I would not let him suffer and I would be there when it was time. I looked into his eyes and I know I saw his response it was warmth and love.
I look into Molly's eyes and I see energy, love and warmth.
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