In 2006 my dog, Bo, wrote me a book for x-mas about our adventures together over the last 15 plus years. I thought you might enjoy a happy rescue story. How we met....
Of All The Gin Joints In All The World She Walks Into Mine
We met back in the early 90’s, December of ‘92 to be exact. I just
had a major blowout with my first, somewhat dysfunctional family and
decided that it was best for all if I just left. My foster dad gave me
a ride to nowhere that ended up at a boarding house in Albany, NY. The
place was great, warm with plenty of company, and their cheesy poof
biscuits were to die for. On the downside, it was loud and smelly, not
unlike me.
Even a lowly pug could smell her coming from miles away. It was
Monday, as I recall, and the bells on the door jingled to announce her
arrival. She was a beautiful blonde with a quick smile and a big heart.
We’d seen this type before; they usually left with one of the pure bred
puppies, but something was different about this one. My instincts told
me that any canine would be darn lucky to go home with a dame like her,
so I made it my top priority to be that hound.
She wandered back to where we lived. Frankly, I was a bit
embarrassed about the condition of the place. Some of my cage mates
were not very clean and some even took to pooping where they ate. My
next cage neighbor’s lack of etiquette was particularly noteworthy as
he took to eating kitty snickers (that’s slang for cat poo in the big
house) openly. Sure they taste good, but you’re not getting adopted if
you’re seen eating one.
As she came closer to my humble accommodations, I tried everything I
could to grab her attention. When she finally got to me I made direct
eye contact with her, angled my head at a 45 degree tilt and gave her
my trademark BoPaw’ reach. As a bonus, my head as a pup was
fully-grown, although my body wasn’t. While it would have been abnormal
on any other dog, my oversized cranium actually made me cuter.
With the paw in the air and the bobble head turned just so, I stared
into her eyes. I could see instantly she wanted me. Needed me. Had to
have me. Hey who wouldn’t?
With her finely manicured nails, she reached out and petted me. She
was clearly enjoying our encounter. How easy these humans are to
manipulate, I thought. Her hands were refreshingly cool and her smell
put me in a state of delight. I was in love. I could tell she loved me
too.
After a few gushing, “He’s so cute!” comments, she took her hand out
of my cage, gave me one last look and proceeded to move on to Pumpkin’s
cage.
What?? Move on?! Hey, we just made a connection. You can’t move on. But that’s exactly what she did.
Realizing I was still sitting there with a half-cocked head and a
paw in the air, I felt my muzzle glow red hot under my furry face as
the other dogs chuckled with delight. After a few minutes I got my
bearings back, but by then she had moved through the room, out the door
and out of my life.
My hope for a better life was gone as quickly as it had come. A
depression enveloped me. The brief glimpse of a superior existence with
a loving, caring humanoid was... (it's kind of long so the rest, if you want, is at http://boknowsonline.com/2007/09/08/of-all-the-gin-joints-in-all-the-world-she-walks-into-mine/ . I hope that's alright, nothing for sale, just some doggie news.)