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Adoption Fair 21-January-2012
We hadn’t said hello to the fine folks at Ruff Love Rescue in too long, so we stopped by one of their adoption fairs today just to hang out a little. No surprise that Sophie wanted to stay all day, “But there are so many dogs!” but Ezra surprised us both… didn’t once ask if we could go home yet! Normally he’s not a fan of leaving the house!
While walking Barney, the beautiful Beagle in the pictures, Sophie said, “It’s like Baxter put just a little bit of his soul into every dog we meet. Every dog I meet reminds me just a little bit of Baxter.” Whether you believe in souls or not, I can assure you that Baxter was on that walk with us today. As well as every other walk we ever have taken or ever will take. I just didn’t realize it until Sophie told me so. She walked lots of them too. Some of them twice!
Surprise of the day though was the hour-and-a-half ‘sit’ Ezra went on with Sheldon! Before Sophie and I had even said hello to everyone, I turned around to see Ezra in a corner between crates, sitting next to this very timid (and very beautiful) young lad. Pure hearts connect in all sorts of different ways. Sophie interacts. Ezra doesn’t have to. I just watch them both, hoping I might master at least one or the other technique one day.
I showed the kids these pictures before I posted them, and Ezra said, “I didn’t even notice while we were there how pretty of a dog Sheldon is. I just sat with him. I didn’t really look at him.” Sophie said, “It’s only been over an hour and I miss Barney already!”
Isn’t that how the world should work? Leave an impression so good that everyone you met while you were breathing, sees a bit of you in everyone they meet long after you stop? And at the same time, quietly touch even more hearts without uttering a word?
In summary, every dog we met today was a good doggie. Not that there was any doubt…
Cheers from The ThreeFiveZero Dogs
