A New Puppy on the Farm

I am addled.
I admit this.
There is nothing else to really say, but I love dogs.... Not more than my grandkids, mind you. I'd risk my life for them.

But that's another blog for another day.

The dogs, on the other hand, are my good buddies and they are so happy to see me when I get home.

They love me with unconditional love. How many people can you say that about?

Not so many.

But the dogs' love is so filled with trust and hope. I love it!

We said goodbye to Mick, our first stud dog.... He'd been living the life of leisure with Mandy and Paul and Mary Ruth, but we knew the end was drawing near and it did. I said goodbye to a good old friend.... and we cried.... and we brought him home to bury him on the farm next to Maddie, the Golden we lost to cancer at age six.

Mick lived a full, long life. Maddie's was cut short. The words "The sharp knife of a short life" were what I felt when Maddie died. To lose her so unexpectedly, at such a young age....

And our Libby, the beautiful chocolate brown Standard Poodle who gave us several litters of puppies is 11 and a half now, and she's fought cancer twice... and we know it's just a matter of time.

But while she's still here to teach a young dog good manners, we drove to Lancaster, to a lovely family there, and bought "Lark" who has been renamed "Hearthside's Miss Maggie Mae".

She's like a dust mop of strawberry blonde waves.... We are so excited to welcome her here to the farm and she likes her crate, loves walks, does not like the leash, and has not had an accident in the house.... and all systems are "go"! She doesn't whine or fuss... and she's already learned to stay down, no jumping.

That's amazing for three days, which means she's smart because I'm barely average as a dog person! :)

She is our big news for this week... and we love her to pieces. She's got Mick's coloring but no shedding, and if we do decide to breed her to Jeter when she's older, what a fun bunch of puppies that would be...

But right now she's our puppy... our new little friend. And that's about as sweet as it can be.

Multi-published inspirational author Ruth Logan Herne has just proven that she does love dogs.... she loves God even more! And she's particularly fond of her family most of the time, and those grandkids are the totes magotes, whatever that means.... friend her on facebook.... email her at loganherne@gmail.com or stop by her website at ruthloganherne.com. She loves to hear from readers and writers!