The Other Granddaughter

Emma . . . a granddogger and what a sweetie. She started off small and round as a butterball and within two months she gained seventeen pounds and at least a foot in length. Her tail is long and curly and her fur is the color of honey. She has the personality of a comic and gives her owner, daughter Pat, a run for her money. Emma is smart and her antics keep Pat laughing out loud. They have bonded and it is so good to see the two of them enjoying each day as it comes.

Pat's neighbor Maggie has two dogs on the other side of the fence. As you can see Emma wants to be with them and have some fun. She goes over for visits and visa-versa so she knows who her friends are, but that pesky fence gets in the way and she ponders a tunnel in her dreams. I think Pat put the caption on this picture as "What hole?" Look at the expression, one of innocence right?

When Emma comes to visit me, her greeting is always enthusiastic and she bounces up and down as she leads me to the kitchen cupboard where she knows her goodies are kept. She walks out into the kitchen and sits. I don't have to tell her. She knows and the cookie is devoured in record time. She heads for the living room where there are a couple of squeaky toys and brings me one to play pull and tug. How she loves to play and is such fun to watch. Pat said she had fun watching her trying to decide how she could manage two balls at once. She didn't want to give either of them up.

It has not taken Emma long to bond and settle in. She picks up her leash and heads for the door, she knows what she wants to do rain or shine. Her basket of toys, a big fenced yard, buddies next door and she found her true love and companion in a warm and loving master who counts her as a blessing every day. Patricia with a dog is a 'given' and life for the two of them has become happy and special.

So today, if you have a pet treasure it and give it the love and attention it deserves. You can be a cat person or a dog person or maybe have a bird or a gold fish, but whatever balances out your life, shower it with love and be thankful for the love you receive in return. Make today a good one.