Mike and I have been discussing for weeks how wrong it feels not to have a dog here. Since we met over 27 years ago, we have always had a dog in our lives. I decided to just start looking at CL to see if I could find a dog that would fit with our family. Boy what a mistake that was! There are so many kittens and cats on the list along with dogs, geese, guinea pigs, you name it. I have been contacting some owners with dogs of interest and I found myself appalled at how many of those owners don’t neuter!

Because there are times when Mike will fall or stumble and be unable to get up, I started looking at the larger breeds- the ones with strength. In the last few days, I found an ad and when I sent off the email, I got an immediate answer. Most people were dragging their feet answering my inquiries.

Mike took a drive this morning and brought home with him this free dog. She is wonderful! She is six years old and a cross between a yellow lab and a Great Pyrenees. She is extremely overweight but hey, that just makes her fit with us more! LOL We are calling her Brook- her other name didn’t fit. She is smart and has killer blue icy eyes and she is a kind soul. Her tail has been going 90mph since she arrived.

The cats are getting a bit braver, most of them scattered to the winds the minute she set one paw in the house. But although she looks at them a bit intently, she doesn’t show any type of aggression or prey tendencies. She is so heavy over 100 pounds that she can’t hardly walk. I believe we all need each other.

I would like you meet Brook- our new companion- After all the death and sickness here, it is so sweet to be able to throw my arms around this gentle giant and hug a furry neck- It normally would be furrier, but they shave her in the summer. oh and she is spayed!