I really enjoy reading your posts. Your love for your little Tallulah is so obvious in your words. You delight in each new discovery she makes and it makes me smile too, clear over here on the other coast! What amazing power these little furkids have! I am having much the same joy in the rediscovery of puppy ownership. I love all my dogs but there is something fresh and cleansing about a new puppy. They brighten the mood, revitalize the older pups, and just generally bring a renewed sense of happiness into the family. I see now how much we were needing Annie. She may well be responsible for my mental health and well-being. I have not smiled and laughed so much in years. I like feeling needed and genuinely loved by this little 2 pound toddler pup. She is growing daily, learning new things and finding new ways to bend me to her will. All the while, I feel myself sort of un-thawing and finding new purpose. I am finding that is is perfectly fine to laugh out loud and still revere the memory of my husband. I think how much he would have loved Annie too. I watched my son, Dustin, open his heart to Annie right from the start. I saw that he too, had been needing her without knowing it. It felt so good to hear him laugh and watch the tenderness in his eyes as he played with her so carefully. She may look like just a tiny puppy, but she is so much more -- she is hope and happiness -- she let's us know we are going to be okay. |