Lollipop turns 3 today (or the BIG 21 for those of you counting in Doggy years - woo hoo!!)
We know that there are other "dog people" out there like us as well as people who make fun of us for how we treat her. She is not just an animal to us, she is a part of our family. We try to include her in our family activities and when we can't, we make sure she is not home alone for long periods of time. We let her go on dates with her Yorky boyfriend Zuki and weekly trips to Doggy Day Care. She thanks us in return by being a loving, well-behaved (for the most part) and gentle little dog.
There is a paragraph in the book "Marley and Me" by John Grogan that sums up perfectly the love and lessons a dog can give a family:
"Was it possible for a dog- any dog, but especially a nutty, wildly uncontrollable one like ours- to point humans to the things that really mattered in life? I believed it was. Loyalty. Courage. Devotion. Simplicity. Joy. And the things that did not matter, too. A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbols mean nothing to him. A water-logged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. Sometimes it took a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see."
Lollipop teaches our family about friendship, selflessness and unwavering loyalty. And most importantly it is the simple things in life that Lollipop teaches us to appreciate like walks on the beach, naps in the sun and curling up under a blanket.
Tonight we will let Lollipop indulge in what would probably be the equivalent of cake to us, her favorite "people food", string cheese, and we will celebrate the wonderful 3 years that our first child has brought to us.
Happy Birthday Lollipop!!!
Lollipop and her main squeeze Zuki
Who can resist this cute smile!
2 comments:
Awe, I am a HUGE dog person too. I balled for days when I read Marley and Me, and I just saw it on Netflix last week. Though I didn't think it was the best movie in the world, it sure did make me cry just as hard as the book!
Happy Birthday Lollipop, hope it's a fun one!!
happy birthday. lollipop! you're lucky to have such great parents, as they are to have such a great "child."
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