Puppy love

First she was found homeless, wandering the streets of Houston by someone I don't know.  Then she was adopted byTammer.  And then, she couldn't go to London....but how to find a home for Freya?  She ate all the plants in the yard, obliterated houseware at random, and was unpredictable.  On the other hand, she was sweet and brimming with personality...and just waiting for her forever home...for someone to love her and not desert her...so she could really give all the love she had to give.  She told me so.

"I like what I see in the depths of your soul."  She says.

How anyone could leave this sweet face on the street....seriously...how?!

"Don't be mad, but I ate the remote control.  Also, the corners on your coffee table...are no longer corners......

So you may want to put a tablecloth on the coffee table. Forever. Please don't be mad."  She says.

And then I had an epiphany....

I will tell anyone who'll listen about the moment I connected Freya and my dear friend Marigold in my mind.  They both love to run like the wind, they are both sweet and loyal, both a balance of calm and energy, they are both beautiful. I can't really explain it, I just had this FEELING about it.   Even though she'd never had a pet and had gotten over the wanting a dog 'phase'.....

So I convinced her to at least meet the dog...they had a trial weekend, and fell into puppy love.  6 months later, almost to the day, that the puppy handoff took place - and Marigold doesn't remember life before sharing the couch with Freya, or sitting on her porch and reading a book with Freya at her feet, or dogparks, or scooping poop... 

 Or distracting Freya from other dog's toys.

So we meet at the dog park around dusk sometimes, and I get to watch Freya running around like a maniac - the fastest dog ever and with more stamina than you'd think possible.  And she has the biggest doggie grin you've ever seen.  I think she knows how lucky she is.  I get this feeling when I'm around the pair of them that it simply was meant to be, and I played my little part in the universe :) It's really the first time I've ever had that feeling, and boy is it great.  

 And also, she remembers me each time I see her, which just makes my heart happy.